This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ribs that connect directly to the sternum are called: A) False ribs. B) True Ribs. C) Floating Ribs. D) Fake Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True Ribs. 2. ..... is a part of the human ribcage. A) Sternum. B) Femur. C) Thigh bone. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 3. Movement support system means what A) Determines the shape of your body. B) Allows bones to move in different ways. C) Stores minerals until the body needs them. D) Bones produce blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allows bones to move in different ways. 4. Which pathology is known to have bones that are not formed correctly? A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteogenesis Imperfecta. C) Osteoarthritis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteogenesis Imperfecta. 5. A tissue that has the ability tocontract is A) Nerve tissue. B) Epithelial tissue. C) Muscle tissue. D) Connective tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle tissue. 6. Toughest type of cartilage. Found in between the vertebrae as Intervertebral Disks A) Elastic Cartilage. B) Hyaline Cartilage. C) Fibrocartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibrocartilage. 7. How many classifications of bones are there? A) 5. B) 4. C) 6. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4. 8. What belongs in number 1? A) Mandible. B) Radius. C) Skull. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 9. Which system does the brain take place in? A) Circulatory system. B) Nervous system. C) Digestive system. D) Skeletal system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous system. 10. ..... is also known as the kneecap. A) Patella. B) Femur. C) Tibia. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 11. Collagen makes it tough, whereas the water filled proteoglycans make it smooth and resilient, so that it is an excellent shock absorber. A) Bones. B) Tendons and ligaments. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 12. What part of the skeletal system is #5? A) Sternum. B) Femur. C) Ribs. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 13. This is what happens when ligaments around a joint are stretched or torn: A) A fracture. B) A sprain. C) A dislocation. D) A cartilage injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A sprain. 14. What is the purpose of Haversian canals within compact bone? A) Allows for smooth movement. B) Areas that allow for growth. C) Passageways for blood vessels and nerves. D) Production of bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Passageways for blood vessels and nerves. 15. The femur meets the tibia and fibula at the ..... A) Elbow joint. B) Knee joint. C) Hip joint. D) Shoulder joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knee joint. 16. What are the middle 12 vertebrae called? A) Cervical. B) Thoracic. C) Cervix. D) Lumbar. E) Coccyx. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoracic. 17. Another name for a bone cell A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Osteoporotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocyte. 18. This is bone of the forehead and the upper roof of the eye sockets. A) Ethmoid. B) Hyoid. C) Sphenoid. D) Frontal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Frontal. 19. The lower end of the fibula can be felt as an "ankle bone" . The correct name for this feature is the ..... A) Head of the fibula. B) Lateral malleolus. C) Tibial tuberosity. D) Lesser trochanter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lateral malleolus. 20. The wrench-like cavity of the ulna that articulates with the humerus is the A) Trochlear notch. B) Radial tuberosity. C) Deltoid tuberosity. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trochlear notch. ← 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