This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 437 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 437 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are bone building cells? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Ossification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 2. Process of creating bone is is called ..... A) Periosteum. B) Bone resorption. C) Ossification. D) Chemization. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ossification. 3. What is one of the main functions of the skeletal system? A) To produce heat. B) To provide support and shape to the body. C) To digest food. D) To control body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To provide support and shape to the body. 4. The clavicles and ..... form the shoulder girdle or joint. A) Shoulders. B) Phalanges. C) Vertebrae. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoulders. 5. Which type of muscle tissue would line the intestines? A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) Transitional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 6. A unit of bone A) Lacuna. B) Lamella. C) Canaliculi. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteon. 7. The bones that make up the spinal column are the A) Spinal cord. B) Vertebrae. C) Carpals. D) Foramen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 8. Bone that consists of tightly packed osseous tissue is what type of bone? A) Compact. B) Loose. C) Thick. D) Thin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact. 9. The carpal bones are A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Irregular bones. D) Flat bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short bones. 10. Carpals, tarsals A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Flat Bone. D) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Bone. 11. This body system moves the body and is made up of all the muscles in your body. A) Skeletal System. B) Circulatory System. C) Respiratory System. D) Muscular System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular System. 12. Bone tissue is primarily made up of ..... A) Matrix. B) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Matrix. 13. The skull is a(n) ..... A) Movable joint. B) Immovable joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immovable joint. 14. Based on the functions in the table, which system is the skeletal system? A) System W. B) System X. C) System Y. D) System Z. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) System Y. 15. Skeletal muscles work..... A) In triplets. B) In pairs. C) By themselves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In pairs. 16. A child as much more cartilage between their bones than an adult does. Why is this? A) A child needs to be more limber and this allows for that. B) Osteoclasts will eventually destroy the cartilage. C) As the child grows that cartilage will be turned to bone. D) A child does not have more cartilage between their bones than an adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As the child grows that cartilage will be turned to bone. 17. Which type of fracture describes the bone poking through the skin? A) Spiral Fracture. B) Compound Fracture. C) Greenstick Fracture. D) Comminuted Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compound Fracture. 18. One of the band connective tissue that hold skeleton together A) Receptors. B) Tendons. C) Neutron. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 19. Skeletal Muscle give your body strength and power? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Which produces red blood cells? A) Yellow marrow. B) Red marrow. C) Beams. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red marrow. ← 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