This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 416 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 416 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What might happen if an older person didn't get enough calcium? A) She'd be at greater risk for broken bones. B) She might lose her taste buds at a rapid rate. C) She might develop trouble hearing. D) She might develop wrinkles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She'd be at greater risk for broken bones. 2. What is the largest bone in the body?scapulahumerusfemurcarilage A) Scapula. B) Humerus. C) Femur. D) Carlage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 3. The finger bones do not have joints. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Which bone is NOT found in the arm? A) Humerus. B) Ulna. C) Radius. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 5. Why do rhinos have special behaviors to protect themselves from extreme weather? A) To cool its body during hot weather. B) To gain heat during hot weather. C) To store heat during cold weather. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cool its body during hot weather. 6. What are any of several small angular bones that in humans make up the wrist called? A) Vertebrae. B) Carpals. C) Tarsals. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpals. 7. What is joint A) A soft tissue. B) Where two bones meet. C) For moving. D) I dont care. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where two bones meet. 8. Which picture represents cartilage? A) . B) . C) . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) . 9. It is the uppermost and largest portion among the pairs of fused bones in the pelvis. A) Ischium. B) Ilium. C) Pubis. D) Hinge Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ischium. 10. There are seven ..... in the ankle, five ..... in the middle of each foot, two phalanges in each big toe, and three phalanges in each other toe. A) Carpals/ metacarpals. B) Carpals / metatarsals. C) Tarsals/ metatarsals. D) Tarsals/ metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tarsals/ metatarsals. 11. Type of ossification that uses a cartilage template which is gradually replaced by bone: A) Endochondrial ossification. B) Intramembranous ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endochondrial ossification. 12. Skeletal muscles are voluntary muscles A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. An opening of a bone where vessels and ligaments pass through is a A) Process. B) Articulation. C) Foramen. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foramen. 14. What is the largest skeletal muscle in your body? A) Gluteus maximus. B) Stapedius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gluteus maximus. 15. A break in the bone shaft would be a break in the ..... A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Articular cartilage. D) Perichondrium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 16. Examples of hinge joints are A) Shoulder and elbow. B) Hip and knee. C) Knee and elbow. D) Shoulder and hip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knee and elbow. 17. Shaft of a bone A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 18. Which bone is composed of trabeculae? A) Spongy. B) Cartilage. C) Compact. D) Articulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy. 19. What is the main function of the skull? A) To keep out electromagnetic waves. B) Allows for movement from one place to another. C) Produces brain cells. D) Protects the brain from injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protects the brain from injury. 20. Muscles are partially contracted at all times, this is known as? A) Hypertrophy. B) Muscle tone. C) Atrophy. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle tone. ← 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