This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 377 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 377 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The vertebrae (bones) are separated from each other by ..... A) Pads of cartilage. B) Veins and oxygen. C) . Capillaries and blood. D) Arteries and fats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pads of cartilage. 2. The ..... has 8 bones and is located in the wrist. A) Carpus. B) Metacarpus. C) Lacrimal. D) The jaws. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carpus. 3. What movements are allowed at a condyloid joint (wrist)? A) Side to side. B) Forwards and backwards. C) Both of the options listed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the options listed. 4. What is Peritoneum? A) A tough membrane that is inside the bone. B) A soft tissue that surrounds the bone. C) A tough membrane that covers the bones surface. D) The marrow inside the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A tough membrane that covers the bones surface. 5. It is made of tough material that connect a muscle to a bone. An example of it is the ACHILLES ..... in the foot which connects the calf muscles to the heel bone. A) Achiles. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tendon. 6. Sally recently suffered trauma to her tibia. Her dr said she has developed inflammation of the bone caused by pathogens. He prescribed antibiotics. What is her condition? A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Bused. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteomyelitis. 7. Your head, neck and torso are part of the ..... skeleton. A) Axial. B) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial. 8. Soft connective tissue that fills internal spaces in the bone A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Marrow. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marrow. 9. A ..... fracture is one where the bone is fractured into many small pieces, like the bone has been crushed or splintered. A) Transverse. B) Oblique. C) Comminuted. D) Spiral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comminuted. 10. Bones that develop from layers of membranous connective tissue are called ..... A) Intramembranous bone. B) Endochondral bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Intramembranous bone. 11. Which organ does the skull protect? A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Brain. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brain. 12. What are the bones in the wrist called? A) Tarsals. B) Metatarsals. C) Phalanges. D) Carpals. E) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carpals. 13. Where does hematopoiesis, the production of blood cells, take place? A) Yellow marrow. B) Red marrow. C) Adipose tissue. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red marrow. 14. The SA Node sends what? A) Electrical Impulses. B) Messages. C) Hormones. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electrical Impulses. 15. What are the ear bones called? A) Lug Nut, Bolt, Rim. B) Earring, Necklace, Bracelet. C) Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup. D) Pretzel, Cracker, Cookie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hammer, Anvil, Stirrup. 16. What are the organ systems that make up the musculoskeletal system? A) Muscular and Skeletal Systems. B) Respiratory and Circulatory Systems. C) Digestive and Excretory Systems. D) Integumentary and Nervous Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular and Skeletal Systems. 17. What classification of the bone does the femur belong to? A) Long. B) Irregular. C) Short. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 18. There are three places where you can find cartilage. What are they? A) Nose, jaw and joints. B) Nose, ears and joints. C) Ears, ribs, joints. D) Ears, skull and joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nose, ears and joints. 19. How many parts is the heart divided into? A) 2. B) 4. C) 8. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 20. What are Vertebrates? A) Animals that have bones on the outside of their bodies. B) Animals that do not have bones. C) Animals that have bones; specifically a back bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Animals that have bones; specifically a back bone. ← 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