This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 368 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 368 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Cells undergoing mitosis in the cartilaginous cells of the epiphyseal disk are found in the ..... A) Zone 1, closest to the epiphyseal end. B) Zone 2. C) Zone 3. D) Zone 4 near the diaphyseal end. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zone 2. 2. Your bones have the ability to repair themselves. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 3. How many bones in a baby's body? A) Over 300. B) 206. C) 106. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over 300. 4. Bone matrix destroying cells: A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteogenic cells. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoclasts. 5. Relatively thin, flattened bones A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bones. 6. Part of your blood that causes clotting A) Veins. B) Plasma. C) Platelets. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Platelets. 7. How many bones are there in the backbone A) 37. B) 33. C) 32. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33. 8. Region deep in the periosteal collar, whee bone development starts during endochondral ossification A) Lever. B) Primary ossification center. C) Secondary ossification center. D) Hematization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Primary ossification center. 9. Cartilage is a type of connective tissue that is more flexible than bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. There are 216 bones in the body A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. Soft tissue inside the bone that produces red blood cells. A) Bone. B) Muscle. C) Bone marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow. 12. The mandible attaches to the cranium with a ..... joint A) Saddle. B) Hinge. C) Ball and Socket. D) Pivot. E) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 13. Which cell can be found on the periosteum and epiphyseal plates? A) Osteogenic cell. B) Osteocyte. C) Osteoblast. D) Osteoclast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoblast. 14. Iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen and provides pigment A) Red marrow. B) Yellow marrow. C) Hematopoiesis. D) Hemoglobin. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hemoglobin. 15. How do bones heal and grow? A) They are made of marrow, living cells, and tissues that replace worn-out cells. B) You take vitamins. C) They stop growing when you are a baby and if they break, you get a cast. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are made of marrow, living cells, and tissues that replace worn-out cells. 16. What are the joints in your head called? A) Fixed joints. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Hinge joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixed joints. 17. The hollow space in the middle of long bones is called A) Medullary Cavity. B) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medullary Cavity. 18. This type of bone has strut like bars or bridges A) Spongy. B) Compact. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy. 19. Match the following with the best location lumbar vertebrae A) Lower leg. B) Middle of the back. C) Lower back. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower back. 20. What part of the skeletal system is #6? A) Femur. B) Pelvis. C) Ribs. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pelvis. ← 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