This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 483 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 483 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the cells responsible for bone creation A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 2. What are the cavities in a cranium called? A) Process. B) Formation. C) Sinus. D) Tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinus. 3. What is highlighted here? A) Zygomatic archs. B) Maxilla. C) Mandible. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zygomatic archs. 4. Rickets is A) Is inadequate mineralization of bones in children. B) Extreme softening of bone. C) Inflammation of the bone. D) A group of disorders in which the rate of bone resorption exceeds the rate of formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is inadequate mineralization of bones in children. 5. Water is a(n) A) Atom. B) Cell. C) Molecule. D) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Molecule. 6. Which of the following structures would not be visible when looking at a slide of bone tissue under the microscope? A) Haversian canals. B) Canaliculi. C) Osteocytes. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphysis. 7. Which attaches muscle to bone? A) Tendon. B) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 8. Bones provide movement with help from A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Muscles. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscles. 9. Joints that do not allow movement is called as ..... A) Immovable joint. B) Movable joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable joint. 10. A 2 year child fell off the trampoline and landed on his outstretched right arm. Due to the child's long lasting wimpers in pain, the parents took him to the doctor. The X-ray revealed a significant bending of the bone with a minimal fracture. This is called a ..... fracture. A) Comminuted. B) Spiral. C) Compression. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Greenstick. 11. Bones are connected by a strong connective tissue called ..... A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 12. The developing skeleton starts of as ..... and then is replaced by minerals to form the adult skeleton A) Hyaline. B) Elastin. C) Collagen. D) Fibrinogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyaline. 13. Which type of cells are responsible for bone resorption? A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 14. The skeletal system needs which of these to move? A) Long bones. B) Muscles. C) Flat bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscles. 15. In adult bones, which cavity contains yellow marrow and fat? A) Orbital. B) Medullary. C) Spinal. D) Matrix. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary. 16. Connective tissue which connects muscle to bone A) Ligaments. B) Skeletal Muscle. C) Cartilage. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tendons. 17. Blood cells are produced in the ..... A) Yellow marrow. B) Red marrow. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteon systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red marrow. 18. John has a fractured radius near the wrist; this would be described as: A) The proximal end of the bone. B) The distal end of the bone. C) The lateral end of the bone. D) The medial end of the bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The distal end of the bone. 19. Which of the following functions is NOT a primary function of the skeletal system? A) Support. B) Mineral homeostasis. C) Blood cell production. D) Electrolyte homeostasis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Electrolyte homeostasis. 20. Red bone marrow changes over time A) In children, red marrow is found in greater quantities and in more areas within the bone. As a person ages, some red marrow gets converted to yellow marrow. B) Increases with age, replacing some areas of redmarrow in the long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In children, red marrow is found in greater quantities and in more areas within the bone. As a person ages, some red marrow gets converted to yellow marrow. ← 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