This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 509 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 509 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the name of the concentric (circular) rings composing an osteon? A) Lacunae. B) Lamellae. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lamellae. 2. Name this joint type: A) Synovial. B) Cartilaginous. C) Fibrous. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous. 3. Examples of flat bones are A) Arms and legs. B) Wrist and ankle. C) Skull and sternum. D) Vertebrae and pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull and sternum. 4. A part of the bone that protrudes or sticks out is called A) Foramen. B) Meatus. C) Sinus. D) Process. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Process. 5. The material that makes blood cells is called A) Spinal. B) Minerals. C) Marrow. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marrow. 6. Which bone is commonly referred to as the shoulder blade? A) Radius. B) Scapula. C) Clavicle. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scapula. 7. A muscle injury in which a muscle is overstretched or torn. A) Sprain. B) Strain. C) Broken bone. D) Aerobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strain. 8. I am any of the 33 bones of the spinal column. A) Vertebrae. B) Cranium. C) Mandible. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 9. What part of the skeletal system holds the joints in place like a big rubber band? A) Joint. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 10. Ava, Abigail, and Aria are playing a fun game of 'Name that Bone!' They come across a tricky question. Which of the following bones is NOT part of the axial skeleton? A) Clavicle. B) Frontal. C) Vertebrae. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 11. The 12 pair of ribs form the ..... A) Thorax. B) Ribs. C) Sternum. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thorax. 12. Which type of joint has the greatest range of motion? A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Plane. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 13. Where would you expect to find fibrocartilage? A) In the disks between vertebrae. B) Connecting your ribs to your sternum. C) Connecting bone to bone. D) Connecting bone to muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the disks between vertebrae. 14. Covers the ends of long bones in order to prevent wear-n-tear and is called articulating cartilage A) Irregular cartilage. B) Hyaline cartilage. C) Compact bone. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hyaline cartilage. 15. The types of muscle tissue are ..... A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) All of the ones listed here. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the ones listed here. 16. The lower arm bone on the thumb side is called the ..... A) Ulna. B) Humerus. C) Radius. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Radius. 17. Forms chin ..... only free moving facial bone A) Nasal bone. B) Cheeks. C) Mandible. D) Lacrimal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandible. 18. The skin is the largest ..... in the body. A) Organ. B) Nerve. C) Oil gland. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Organ. 19. Condyle (rounded prominence) of the humerus; articulates with the ulna A) Radius. B) Trochlea. C) Deltoid tuberosity. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trochlea. 20. What can we do to make our bones stronger? A) Exercise and eat healthy foods. B) Watch TV and eat junk food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Exercise and eat healthy foods. ← 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