This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 498 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 498 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The human body has about ..... muscles. A) 350. B) 415. C) 206. D) 600. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 600. 2. Bone is forcefully displaced from proper position in joint A) Displaced. B) Torn Ligaments. C) Internal Fracture. D) Dislocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dislocation. 3. Ligaments and tendons become less flexible with age resulting in? A) Decreased motion. B) Becoming immobile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decreased motion. 4. How many curves do we have in our spine? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 5. The bones of the vertebral column are part of the ..... skeleton division. A) Axial. B) Appendicular. C) Articulator. D) Thorax. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial. 6. The steel beams that hold up a tall building are most analogous (similar) to which body system? A) Skeletal. B) Muscular. C) Digestive. D) Immune. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 7. What happens to a child's epiphyseal plate as they develop? A) It begins to disappear as the child grows, dividing to become osteoblasts. B) It does not change. C) It breaks down and becomes bone marrow. D) It grows larger as the child grows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It begins to disappear as the child grows, dividing to become osteoblasts. 8. Tissue that cushions the ends of bones where they meet in a joint. A) Hinge joint. B) Arthritis. C) Cartilage. D) Minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage. 9. A protein present in all cells and in muscle tissue plays a role in contraction A) Myosin. B) Actin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Actin. 10. The function of ligaments A) Connect bones to bones. B) Connect bones to muscles. C) Connect bones to cartilage. D) Connect bones to spinal disks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connect bones to bones. 11. Which bones protect your lungs, liver, and heart? A) Skull. B) Vertebrate. C) Ribs. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 12. The North end of the freely suspended magnet points towards? A) Geographical West. B) Geographical East. C) Geographical North. D) Geographical South. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geographical North. 13. How many vertebrae are there in the lumbar vertebrae? A) 7. B) 12. C) 5. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 14. The biceps function as ..... in the ..... A) Flexor, leg. B) Extensor, LEG. C) Flexor, arm. D) Extensor, arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flexor, arm. 15. The proximal and distal ends of a long bone are called the: A) Epiphysis. B) Periosteum. C) Metaphysis. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 16. Fills bone cavities and the spaces in spongy bone A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligaments. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marrow. 17. Where would you find a fixed joint at in the human body? A) Skull. B) Feet. C) Hands. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 18. What is compact bone? A) The soft tissue in the bone that makes blood cells. B) The soft tissue in the bone that stores energy as fat. C) The hard dense layer of bone. D) The layer of bone that makes the bones lightweight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The hard dense layer of bone. 19. About how many muscles are in adult body? A) 600. B) 206. C) 330. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 600. 20. The decrease of estrogen levels in females after the age of 40 increases the loss of calcium from bones. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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