This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 358 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 358 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the five key sections of the human skeleton? A) Head, Spine, Limbs, Ribs & Fingers. B) Head, Chest, Arms, Toes & Knee. C) Shoulder, Chin, Elbow, Knee & Ankle. D) Head, Spine, Legs, Arms & Chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Head, Spine, Legs, Arms & Chest. 2. About ..... percent of an average adult's body weight is bone A) 20. B) 80. C) 70. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 20. 3. Osteoporosis A) Wasting or deterioration of bone density. B) Degenerative joint disease. C) Affects lower end of the femur. D) Begins shortly after birth or before the age of five years. E) Softening bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasting or deterioration of bone density. 4. What are the two bones of the lower leg? A) Clavicle and scapula. B) Ulna and radius. C) Tibia and fibula. D) Ilium and ischium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tibia and fibula. 5. The human body has how many bones when it is fully developed? A) 26. B) 150. C) 206. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 6. The most common arthritis that occurs as a result of aging. A degenerative disorder. (Sec 5 and powerpoint) A) Osteomyelitis. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Rheumatoid arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoarthritis. 7. Where are the metatarsal bones located? A) Feet. B) Spine. C) Skull. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Feet. 8. The ribs articulate anteriorly with the ..... A) Thoracic vertebrae. B) Sternum. C) Scapula. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sternum. 9. The body contains ..... bones A) 120. B) 80. C) 206. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 10. The movement "adduction" involves: A) A decrease in the joint angle. B) An increase in the joint angle. C) Taking the body part away from the midline of the body. D) Taking the body part towards the midline of the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Taking the body part towards the midline of the body. 11. Joints in which the bones are connected by cartilage A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous. 12. Sternum A) Head. B) Breastbone. C) All of your bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breastbone. 13. The joint in your knees is most similar to: A) The pendulum in a grandfather clock. B) The wheels on an office chair. C) The sliding mechanism on a drawer. D) The hinge on a cupboard door. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The hinge on a cupboard door. 14. Which label is the cranium? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. This bone helps support your ribs and is in the middle of your chest A) Sternum. B) Ribs. C) Cranium. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 16. Shaft of the bone A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 17. The bones of ankle are called ..... A) Tarsals. B) Metatarsals. C) Phalanges. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tarsals. 18. What is on the thumb side or inside of you lower arm? A) Ulna. B) Radius. C) Tibia. D) Phibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius. 19. The primary ossification center in a long bone is found at the ..... A) Epiphysis. B) Center of the diaphysis. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Articular surface of the joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Center of the diaphysis. 20. Axial skeleton is core structure of the skeleton? A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSkeletal System Quiz 1Skeletal System Quiz 2Skeletal System Quiz 3Skeletal System Quiz 4Skeletal System Quiz 5Skeletal System Quiz 6Skeletal System Quiz 7Skeletal System Quiz 8Skeletal System Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books