This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 369 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 369 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Heifer A) A female bovine that has not had a calf-aged between six months and three years old. B) A castrated male bovine more than one year old. C) A female bovine that has had a calf, or is more than three years old. D) Scientific name which refers to cattle or buffalo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A female bovine that has not had a calf-aged between six months and three years old. 2. What type of cells maintain bones? A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Fibroblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocyte. 3. A layer of spongy bones sandwiched between 2 layers of compact bone is: A) Irregular bone. B) Flat bone. C) Sesamoid bone. D) Short bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat bone. 4. Another name for an open fracture is A) Compound. B) Complex. C) Simple. D) Closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 5. An Exoskeleton is A) A skeleton on the inside. B) A skeleton on the outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A skeleton on the outside. 6. The primary function of the skeletal system is to form a solid framework of bones and connective tissues to support the body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The Maxilla is the A) Upper Jaw. B) Leg. C) Arm. D) Lower Jaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upper Jaw. 8. Why do adult bones reduce to 206? A) Because the bones will bend and become softer. B) Because the bones will start to grow bigger in sizes. C) Because the soft bones will join together that are hard to form skeleton. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the soft bones will join together that are hard to form skeleton. 9. Which of the following organs pumps blood to all parts of the body? A) Heart Heart. B) Brain Brain. C) Lungs. D) KidneyKidney. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart Heart. 10. Most people have this many pair of ribs: A) 5. B) 10. C) 12. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 11. What does the mandible bone make up in an adult human skull? A) The nasal cavity. B) The body of the jaw. C) The eye socket. D) The ear canal. E) The throat/chin connector bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The body of the jaw. 12. When a bone is forcibly displaced from a joint: A) Arthritis. B) Bursitis. C) Sprain. D) Dislocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dislocation. 13. Most rough football tackles result in: A) Damage to the phalanges. B) Clavicle or collarbone damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicle or collarbone damage. 14. Our teeth are bones A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Bones are spongy on the inside making them less dense and lighter weight. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. The largest bone in the body is the: A) Tibia. B) Stapes. C) Femur. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 17. What is the study of the bones and other components of the skeletal system? A) Myology. B) Osteology. C) Orthopedics. D) Neurology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteology. 18. During a hiking trip, you slip and feel a sharp pain in your ankle. The medical guide suggests it might be an issue with the tissue that connects bones to other bones. What is this tissue called? A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Muscles. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 19. Which of the following receptors do opioid analgesics not act upon? A) Delta. B) Alpha. C) Kappa. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alpha. 20. The scientific name for skull is ..... A) Cranium. B) Brain. C) Head. D) Noggin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. ← 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