This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 448 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 448 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What organ does our skull protect? A) Brain. B) Heart. C) Lungs. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 2. Which of these is an example of a hinge joint? A) Hip. B) Ankle. C) Neck. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Knee. 3. Is compact bone lightweight or heavy? A) Heavy. B) Lightweight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy. 4. This is the part of the bone the Haversian canals are found. A) Marrow. B) Outside lining. C) Soft bone. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact bone. 5. Bones can rotate A) Pivot. B) Hinge. C) Gliding. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot. 6. How many bones are baby born with? A) Around 335. B) Around 290. C) Around 300. D) Around 305. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around 300. 7. ....is the organ system whose primary function is to support and protect the body and to allow the body to move. A) Respiratory system. B) Skeletal system. C) Digestive system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal system. 8. What term means softening of the bone? A) Osteopathy. B) Ostectomy. C) Osteotomy. D) Osteomalacia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteomalacia. 9. How many bones do you have when you are born? A) 270. B) 206. C) 253. D) 207. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 270. 10. Projections A) Place where muscle and ligaments attach. B) Places that form joints. C) Place for blood vessels and nerves to run through. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Place where muscle and ligaments attach. 11. How many bones does the average adult human have? A) 210. B) 206. C) 198. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 12. It is a term used when an animal sleeps for several months to protect itself from cold. A) Hibernation. B) Respiration. C) Extinction. D) Digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hibernation. 13. Gaps in the lamellae that house osteocytes A) Lamellae. B) Central canal (Haversian canal). C) Beams. D) Lacunae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lacunae. 14. Muscles are classified as cardiac, skeletal and A) Smooth. B) Long. C) Short. D) Fiberous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 15. Movement of a bone around a central axis or around its long axis. A) Rotation. B) Osteochondritis. C) Dyskinesia. D) Amphiarthrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rotation. 16. The ends of long bones are called? A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Metaphysis. D) Metamorphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 17. It provides structural support and protection: A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Periosteum. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bone. 18. The appendicular portion of the skeleton is made up of the skull, pectoral girdle, and spine. A) True. B) False tagsSAP2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False tagsSAP2. 19. Disease of infancy and childhood characterized by softening of the bones, leading to abnormal bone growth and caused by a lack of vitamin D in the body. When the disorder occurs in adults, it is known as osteomalacia A) Osteogenesis imperfecta. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Rickets. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rickets. 20. Which option below outlines the organizational levels of a bone? A) RER and large Golgi-osteocyte-connective tissue-bone. B) RER and large Golgi-fibroblast-osseous tissue-bone. C) RER and large Golgi-fibroblast-dense connective tissue-bone. D) RER and large Golgi-osteocyte-osseous tissue-bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) RER and large Golgi-osteocyte-osseous tissue-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