This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 510 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 510 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The process of long bone growth is controlled by ....., whereas bone remodeling/destruction is controlled by ..... A) Osteoblasts; osteoclasts. B) Vitamins; minerals. C) Minerals; vitamins. D) Osteoclasts; osteoblasts. E) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts; osteoclasts. 2. What are bony plates that create spaces to reduce the weight A) Spongy bone. B) Compact bone. C) Periosteum. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone. 3. Hey there, Olivia, Daniel, and Jackson! Can you guess what the soft spots on a baby's head are called? A) Hyoid. B) Cranium. C) Fontanels. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fontanels. 4. Very young poultry A) Chick. B) Lamb. C) Kid. D) Kit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chick. 5. What is a portable machine used to restart the heart called? A) AID. B) AED. C) ADE. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) AED. 6. Where would you find your humerus? A) Knee cap. B) Upper arm. C) Lower arm. D) Upper leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upper arm. 7. Bones are mostly made of: A) Collagen. B) Calcium. C) Hydroxyapatite crystal. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hydroxyapatite crystal. 8. The skeletal system protects body tissue and internal organs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. The row of bones that runs along the center of the back. A) Backbone/Spine. B) Vertebrae. C) Ribs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbone/Spine. 10. Which one is NOT a function of the bones? A) Bones store minerals for the body. B) Bones provide structure to the body. C) Bones provide the bodies ability to digest food. D) Bones protect vital organs from damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones provide the bodies ability to digest food. 11. This type of bone is solid throughout except for the central canals holding blood vessels and nerves. A) Compact Bone. B) Spongy or Cancellous Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact Bone. 12. Which cells are responsible for the breakdown of bone tissue? A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoclasts. 13. Bone form first as A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Hyaline cartilage. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyaline cartilage. 14. Which of the following means "to bear the weight of something or to give assistance?" A) Structure. B) Joint. C) Support. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support. 15. What is the scientific name for ribs? A) Sternum. B) Pelvis. C) Ribs. D) BBQ. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 16. This is a tough fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone A) Meniscus. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 17. What type of bones are found in the arms and legs? A) Flat. B) Long. C) Short. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long. 18. A disease that most commonly affects the large weight-bearing joints, such as the knees and hips, is known as: A) Gout. B) Osteoporosis. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Osteomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoarthritis. 19. Joint that enable bones to move freely in all directions such as in the shoulders and hips where also the rouded end of the joint where upper arm fits into the hollow socket at the end of the shoulder bones A) Ball-and-socket. B) Gliding. C) Hinge. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball-and-socket. 20. Medial bone of the forearm (off the pinky) A) Ribs. B) Humerus. C) Fibula. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ulna. ← 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