This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 445 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 445 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is it called when your bones are brittle and porous bones caused by long-term deficiencies of calcium, vitamin D and lack of exercise? A) Osteoporosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 2. What kind of joint is your hip? A) Hinge. B) Ball and Socket. C) Gliding. D) Immoveable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and Socket. 3. Ligament connects..... A) Bone to bone. B) Muscle to bone. C) Joint to joint. D) Bone to joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone to bone. 4. The largest and strongest bone of the face is the ..... A) Cheeks. B) Nasal. C) Mandible. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandible. 5. The wrist is a ..... joint. A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot. 6. The finger bone closest to the wrist is the A) Middle phalanx. B) Proximal phalanx. C) Distal phalanx. D) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proximal phalanx. 7. Ball and socket joints allows movement in back and forth only A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Ossification A) Cells that create bone. B) Cells that phagocytize old cells in the medullary cavity. C) Formation of tissues from fibrous tissue. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Formation of tissues from fibrous tissue. 9. What are the main organs of the skeletal system? A) Bones and muscles. B) Bones and joints. C) Muscles and joints. D) Ligaments and tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones and joints. 10. Bones are living organs! A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What is the name of the jelly-like substance in your bones? A) Hollow. B) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Marrow. 12. Which of the following bones is the shoulder blade? A) Scapula. B) Carpal. C) Clavicle. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapula. 13. Where is the coccyx located? A) Beneath the eye sockets. B) At the shoulder joint. C) Covering the knee. D) At the tailbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the tailbone. 14. A muscle which is not under an individual's control A) Involuntary muscle. B) Voluntary muscle. C) Cardiac Muscle. D) Non-voluntary muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Involuntary muscle. 15. Where are the hinge joints located? A) Elbows, fingers, knees, and toes. B) Eyes, ears, mouth, and nose. C) Vertebrae and cartilage. D) Heart, lungs, stomach, and kidneys. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elbows, fingers, knees, and toes. 16. What bone is a common source for bone marrow transplant donations? A) Rib. B) Cranium. C) Sternum. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvis. 17. The smooth flexible layer of tissue covering the ends of bone is ..... A) Cartilage. B) Compact bone. C) Periosteum. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 18. The sternum is part of the: A) Pectoral girdle. B) Pelvic girdle. C) Axial skeleton. D) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Axial skeleton. 19. The adult body normally has 306 bones. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Joint found between bones of wrist and ankle is ..... A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding. ← 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