This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 492 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 492 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The biceps femoris, semitendinosus and semimembranosus all have their origin on the A) Fibula. B) Ischium. C) Of them. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ischium. 2. The bones in the extremities (limbs) and the bones that attach the limbs to the axial skeleton (girdles) are collectively known as the ..... skeleton A) Appendicular. B) Vestigial. C) Axial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 3. The skeletal system is divided into two systems: A) Axial and appendicular. B) Central and sympathetic. C) Pulmonary and ciruclatory. D) Biden and Trump. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial and appendicular. 4. Osteocytes are A) Mature bone cells. B) Very active when blood calcium levels are low. C) Bone building cells. D) Cell that breaks down bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mature bone cells. 5. What is a fibrous joint? A) A fibrous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by muscles. B) A fibrous joint is a type of joint where the bones are not connected at all. C) A fibrous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by cartilage. D) A fibrous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by fibrous connective tissue consisting mainly of collagen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A fibrous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by fibrous connective tissue consisting mainly of collagen. 6. One type of skeletal disorder has characteristics:Short limbs, particularly the upper portion of the legs and arms.A trunk of average size.What is the type of disorder depend on the characteristics above? A) Osteoporosis. B) Acromegaly. C) Dwarfism. D) Rachitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dwarfism. 7. You smooth muscle helps you ..... A) Move. B) Move food through your digestive system. C) Pump blood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move food through your digestive system. 8. Bone in your leg above the knee.It is the longest and strongest bones in the human body. A) Calcium. B) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 9. The framework of bones is called the ..... system. A) Circulatory. B) Muscular. C) Skeletal. D) Respiratory. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 10. Type of bone cell that is critical in the regeneration of bone through bone remodeling A) Osteocyte. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteoclast. D) Ossification. E) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoclast. 11. Which is the one that allows our leg to move back and forth in one direction? A) Joint. B) Skull. C) Hinge. D) Ribcage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge. 12. Bones that protect the spinal cord. A) Backbones. B) Pelvic bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbones. 13. The disease fibrodysplasia ossificans progressivais when A) The brain begins to shrink. B) A second skeleton begins to grow. C) Various limbs begin to swell. D) The skin is extremely sensitive to light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A second skeleton begins to grow. 14. Elastic fibers that connect the ends of bones at movable joints are known as A) Tendons. B) Nervous tissue. C) Vascular tissue. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 15. Examples:Carpals (wrist bones) Tarsals (ankle bones), Patella A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Irregular Bone. D) Flat Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Bone. 16. I act as a protective cage for the heart, lungs, and liver. There are 12 pairs of ribs. A) Cranium. B) Radius. C) Ribs. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 17. Which other body systems works with the skeleton to produce movement? A) Respiratory. B) Muscular. C) Circulatory. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscular. 18. The endosteum A) Shaft, hollow tube made of compact bone. B) End of long bones. C) Contains yellow bone marrow. D) Lines the medullary cavity . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lines the medullary cavity . 19. What structure allows for strong attachment of tendons and ligaments to the bone's surface? A) Periosteum. B) Yellow marrow. C) Spongy bone tissue. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 20. What are the types of cells that make bones? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoblasts. ← 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