This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 472 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 472 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Without our bones, we could still move around as we do now. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. The purpose of the rib cage is to ..... A) Protect the stomach. B) Protect the spinal cord. C) Protect the heart and lungs. D) Provide an object to which the lungs can attach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protect the heart and lungs. 3. What is an opening in a skull that allows nerves and blood vessels to come through? A) Suture. B) Process. C) Foramen. D) Fontanel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foramen. 4. How many thoracic vertebrae are in the thoracic cage? A) 24. B) 12. C) 206. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 5. Which of the following type of joint allows movement in many direction? A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket. 6. -immune A) Immunity; safe; protects the body against disease. B) Flesh. C) Neck. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immunity; safe; protects the body against disease. 7. What type of bones are found in the vertebral column? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Sesamoid bones. D) Flat bones. E) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Irregular bones. 8. The type of bone that makes up most of the appendicular skeleton is: A) Irregular bone. B) Long bone. C) Flat bone. D) Sesamoid bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long bone. 9. Which of the following is NOT a classification of skeletal bone? A) Long. B) Short. C) Square. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Square. 10. Select all the ball and socket joints A) Hip. B) Shoulder. C) Knee. D) Elbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hip. 11. The human body consists of how many bones? A) 106. B) 206. C) 306. D) 406. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 12. Acute Injuries A) Caused by external force. B) Caused by internal force. C) Occur quickly with immediate pain. D) Occur due to excessive use of the same muscle, bone or joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occur quickly with immediate pain. 13. We can survive without our Skeletal System. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. The most common type of arthritis; associated with aging and "wear and tear" of the articular cartilage. A) Osteoarthritis. B) Flexion. C) Arthroplasty. D) Sarcopenia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoarthritis. 15. The bones of the upper jaw are called ..... A) Cheeks. B) Nasal. C) Mandible. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheeks. 16. The bone disease mostly happened in elder women which have deficiency of calcium is called ..... A) Rheumatism. B) Osteoporosis. C) Rickets. D) Polio. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoporosis. 17. Bone matrix synthesis is called ..... A) Mineralization. B) Resorption. C) Reversal. D) Quiescence. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mineralization. 18. This is present at the end of a bone and acts as a cushion. A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 19. Flexion is ..... A) Decrease of angle at a joint. B) Increase of angle at a joint. C) Shortening of a muscle. D) Lengthening of a muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease of angle at a joint. 20. Results in degeneration of bone and joints; bone rubs against bone A) Osteoarthritis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. C) Spondylolisthesis. D) Ankylosing spondylitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoarthritis. ← 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