This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 48 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 48 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is a haversian canal? A) Channels lying at right angles to the central canal, connecting blood and nerve supply of the periosteum to that of the Haversian canal. B) One of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves. C) Dense fibrous membrane covering the surface of bones. D) Tiny canals that link osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) One of a network of tubes running through compact bone that contains blood vessels and nerves. 2. The vertebral column made up of ..... vertebrae A) 33. B) 34. C) 29. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 33. 3. 12 Pairs form the walls of the bony thorax A) Ribs. B) Vertebrae. C) Carpals. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ribs. 4. Which of below contains of mitochondria that generates energy for contraction and relaxation? A) Tendon. B) Muscle. C) Ligament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle. 5. The shaft of a long bone is properly referred to as the ..... A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Long portion. D) Wide portion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 6. Which pathology is known to cause pain, stiffness, and swelling. This leads to reduced functions and possibly disability. A) Osteogenesis Imperfecta. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Osteoporosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoarthritis. 7. What does the term 'itis' mean? A) Softening. B) Abnormal condition. C) Inflammation. D) Deficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inflammation. 8. Which one of these is not a bone type? A) Long. B) Short. C) Wide. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wide. 9. Which of the following conditions below is an autoimmune condition that causes inflammation within the joints? A) Gout. B) Rheumatoid Arthritis. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rheumatoid Arthritis. 10. When does ossification exceed bone loss? A) Childhood. B) Adulthood. C) Elderly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Childhood. 11. Which type of joint allows movement in all directions? A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket joint. 12. Another name for backbone is A) Skull. B) Vertebral column. C) Limbs. D) Ribcage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebral column. 13. A joint that moves back and forth is called ..... A) A hinge joint. B) A sideways joint. C) A ball-and-socket joint. D) Twist joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hinge joint. 14. One bone rotates around another bone. A) Fixed joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Ball and socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot joint. 15. What is a muscle cramp? A) Muscle tear. B) Involuntary spasm. C) Torn ligament. D) Muscle separtation from the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary spasm. 16. Lining of the joint capsule. Secretes synovial fluid. A) Joint Capsule. B) Synovial Membrane. C) Joint Cavity. D) Synovial Fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synovial Membrane. 17. Avery, Isla, and David are playing a trivia game. Avery pulls out a card and reads, 'The only freely moveable bone in the skull is the ..... Who can guess it right?' A) Frontal. B) Maxilla. C) Occipital. D) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mandible. 18. Joint preset between skull and backbone. A) Hinge joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Gliding joint. D) Pivot joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pivot joint. 19. You have a doctor's appointment because you hurt your knee. The knee is a bone, and bones make up the ..... A) Ligaments. B) Axial Skeleton. C) Skeletal System. D) Appendicular Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal System. 20. The largest bone in the human body is the: A) Femur. B) Pelvis. C) Fibula. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. ← 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