This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 466 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 466 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When does osteoporosis occur A) Loss of calcium in a bone. B) Loss of protein in a bone. C) A bone does not reproduce for a dead bone. D) The bone does not receive a good amount of vitamin D. . Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A bone does not reproduce for a dead bone. 2. How do bones move at hinge joints? A) They rotate around a ring. B) On a single axis. C) On two axes. D) They glide on each other. E) On many axes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On a single axis. 3. This is what holds two bones together to help create a joint. A) Tendon. B) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 4. The spinal cord enters the skull at what opening? A) A big hole. B) Mental foramen. C) Parietal suture. D) Axial fissure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A big hole. 5. The skull protects our brain and the ..... protects our heart and lungs. A) Skin. B) Sternum. C) Skeleton. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribs. 6. Read this sentence from Movers and Shapers. If a hip joint becomes diseased, it can be replaced with an artificial joint made out of metal. What does the word artificial mean in this sentence? A) Fake. B) Real. C) Natural. D) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fake. 7. What does bone marrow make? A) Blood cells. B) Cancer. C) Bone cells. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cells. 8. How many bones make up what we typically think of as the skull A) 4. B) 8. C) 10. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 8. 9. Leonard has a greenstick fracture. What can you assume about Leonard? A) He twisted is leg skiing. B) He was hit in the head. C) He is a child. D) He has an increased chance of infection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is a child. 10. The tailbone is the ..... A) Ischium. B) Sacred. C) Coccyx. D) Pubis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coccyx. 11. My patella (knee cap) is identified as what type of bone? A) Short. B) Long. C) Flat. D) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sesamoid. 12. Skeletal system is a framework of ..... that gives support to our body A) Skin. B) Bones. C) Nerves. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones. 13. How many tissues are in the human body? A) 26. B) 84. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 4. 14. Elbows and knees are this type of joint A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot or Sliding. D) Immovable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 15. What are fontanels? A) Bone that has not completely grown, found in newborns. B) Bone that has not completely grown, found in elderly people. C) Bone that has full grown in children. D) Bone that has fully grown in adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone that has not completely grown, found in newborns. 16. What is the function of irregular bones? A) To protect internal organs. B) To protect tendons. C) To provide strength. D) To produce minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect internal organs. 17. The upwards phase of a bicep curl would be which movement? A) Extension. B) Flexion. C) Circumduction. D) Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flexion. 18. What is the name of the bone that supports the tongue? A) Cheek sister. B) Tyoid. C) Hyoid. D) Nasal cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyoid. 19. Which bones protect your organs? A) Patella. B) Femur. C) Ribs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 20. Hip girdle joins the femur to A) Upper part of spine. B) Lower part of spine. C) It is not connected to spine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower part of spine. ← 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