This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 475 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 475 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What genetic disorder affects collagen production and causes brittle bones? A) Rickets. B) Marfan membership. C) Osteogenesis imperfecta. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteogenesis imperfecta. 2. A ball and socket joint is located at which of these body parts? A) Knee. B) Ankle. C) Hips. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hips. 3. We are born with more bones at birth. Where do they go as we age? A) They disintegrate. B) They fuse together. C) They fall out of our pockets. D) This is false. We are born with 206 bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They fuse together. 4. What lines the medullary cavity and spaces of the spongy bone? A) Periosteum. B) Epiphysis. C) Intramembranous. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endosteum. 5. The upper arm bone that inserts into the shoulder girdle. A) Ulna. B) Humerus. C) Radius. D) Carpal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus. 6. There 3 types of muscles are A) Smooth, cardiac, skeletal. B) Smooth, hard, skeletal. C) Skeletal, smooth, cartilage. D) Cardiac, smooth, tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth, cardiac, skeletal. 7. The shaft of the long bone is known as the: A) Diaphysis. B) Distal epiphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Proximal epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 8. Which type of bone canal forms a pathway from the outside of the bone to the inside? A) Perforating canal (Volkmann's). B) Lacunae. C) Canaliculi. D) Central canal (Haversian). E) Lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perforating canal (Volkmann's). 9. After a break, your body forms a hematoma around the damaged area. What is the next step to repairing a bone fracture? A) Fibrocartilage forms a callus around the break. B) A bony callus forms around the area. C) Osteoblasts come in to immediately start bone remodelling. D) Osteoclasts destroy the damaged bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibrocartilage forms a callus around the break. 10. Which of the following describes a diathrotic joint? A) Immovable (skull). B) Moveable (elbow). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moveable (elbow). 11. Which one of the following is NOT a function of the skin? A) Respiratory gas exchange. B) Preventing Unnecessary water loss. C) Excretion. D) Regulation of body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Respiratory gas exchange. 12. The fingers and toes are considered what type of joints? A) Pivot. B) Gliding. C) Saddle. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinge. 13. The outer surface of the bones that contains of nerves and blood vessel is called ..... A) Periosteum. B) Compact bones. C) Spongy bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 14. Made up of eight bones total that surround the brain. A) Cranium. B) Tibia. C) Fibula. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 15. The arm has three bones:one in the upper arm called HUMERUS, two in the lower arm, called RADIUS and ULNA. Each hand also has several bones for the fingers and palm. In total, one arm has 30 bones. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. Caused by over-exercising: A) Hyperplasia. B) Hypertrophy. C) Cancer. D) Hiccup. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hypertrophy. 17. What is the purpose of your skeletal system? A) To have for a Halloween costume. B) To protect your internal organs. C) To give your body structure. D) Only B and C. E) All the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only B and C. 18. What are the structures of the skeletal system? A) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, joints. B) Support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell production. C) Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle. D) Skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, joints. 19. The joints between Ribs and ..... are immovable. A) Breastbone. B) Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breastbone. 20. What are the cells of bones called? A) Osteocytes. B) Ossification. C) Cartilage. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteocytes. ← 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