This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 480 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 480 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Another name for the wrist bones A) Tarsals. B) Carpals. C) Patella. D) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpals. 2. The two divisions of our skeleton are A) Axial and Proximal. B) Axial and Appendicular. C) Appendicular and Proximal. D) Upper and Lower. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial and Appendicular. 3. Imagine Daniel, Abigail, and Scarlett are having a debate about human anatomy. Daniel says, 'Which of the following statements about ribs is NOT true?' A) 'False ribs are indirectly attached, ' argues Abigail. B) 'Women have more ribs than men, ' Scarlett confidently states. C) 'Ribs are attached to the thoracic vertebrae, ' Daniel points out. D) 'Floating ribs are not attached to the sternum, ' Scarlett adds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 'Women have more ribs than men, ' Scarlett confidently states. 4. Tissue found in some bones that produce blood cells A) Red marrow. B) Yellow marrow. C) Spongy bone. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red marrow. 5. The bones of the wrist are called the A) Phalanges. B) Tarsals. C) Carpals. D) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carpals. 6. A bone of the coxa is: A) The clavicle. B) The ilium. C) The trochanter. D) The coccyx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The ilium. 7. Slightly moveable A) Amphiarthrotic. B) Diarthrotic. C) Synarthrotic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amphiarthrotic. 8. Circulate A) The smallest units that make up living things. B) To move around. C) The actions that something was designed to do. D) Major parts of the body that perform specific functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move around. 9. Ends of long bones (filled with spongy bone) A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Medullary cavity. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 10. Who has more bones in their body? A) Adult. B) Infant. C) Child. D) Adolescent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infant. 11. Your friend broke his femur, which is the long bone in the upper thigh. To which skeleton does it belong? A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular skeleton. 12. A fracture in which the bone breaks diagonally. A) Oblique Fracture. B) Fracture. C) Diagonal Fracture. D) Horizontal Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oblique Fracture. 13. The ..... skeleton is made up of the front and hind limbs A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 14. The lower arm has 2 bones called ..... A) Radius & ulna. B) Humerus & ulna. C) Scapula and ulna. D) Thigh & radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius & ulna. 15. Which structure attaches bone to bone? A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 16. The smooth outermost layer of the bone A) Ligaments. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Compact bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact bone. 17. What is the end of a long bone? A) Endosteum. B) Growth plate. C) Sharpey's fibers. D) Epiphysis. E) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphysis. 18. Point of attachment for bicep muscle A) Deltoid tuberosity. B) Trochlea. C) Radial tuberosity. D) Trochlear notch. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radial tuberosity. 19. Articulation is the same as A) Joint. B) Long bone. C) Short bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 20. What is the shape of the vertebrae, hip, and some skull bones? A) Long. B) Flat. C) Short. D) Sesamoid. E) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Irregular. ← 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