This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 513 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 513 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Arms, legs, and feet make your A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular skeleton. 2. What is endochondral ossification A) Cells which form new bone. B) Re-absorbs bone. C) Cartilage replaced by calcified bone matrix. D) Cell type called chonrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage replaced by calcified bone matrix. 3. Commonly known as your heel bone. A) Patella. B) Femur. C) Calcaneus. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcaneus. 4. Bone cell responsible for building new bone A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblasts. 5. ..... hold the skeleton together and support movement. A) Joints. B) Bones. C) Cartilage. D) Blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joints. 6. Muscles are attached to the bones by strong fibers called A) Ligament. B) Tendons. C) Sternum. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 7. Which of the following structures eliminate friction during movements? A) Cartilage. B) Ligaments. C) Tendons. D) Fascia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 8. What material acts as a cushion between your bones? A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 9. Freely movable joints; includes all synovial joints. A) Joint distr. B) Cartilaginous. C) Fibrous. D) Diarthrodial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diarthrodial. 10. Bone Fractures A) Genetic disorder where the ball and socket joint of the hip do not fit correctly. B) Inflammation of the joint and surrounding tissues. C) Inflammation or pressure that is present between vertebrae. D) Diagnosed through examination of the cranial drawer sign. E) The result of traumatic injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) The result of traumatic injury. 11. Any place where two or more bones meet. A) Joint. B) Ligament. C) Muscle. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 12. The bones are ..... A) Humerus and ulna. B) Humerus and fibula. C) Ulna and skull. D) Ulna and ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Humerus and ulna. 13. The hip joint is an example of which joint? A) Ball and socket. B) Saddle. C) Hinge. D) Condyloid. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket. 14. The outer covering of the long bones is: A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periosteum. 15. What is the bone that supports the delicate organs like lungs A) Skull. B) Ribcage. C) Carpal. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribcage. 16. Part of medicine that specializes in the making of artifical body parts. A) Dentistry. B) Neurology. C) Nephrology. D) Prosthetics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prosthetics. 17. How many bones are in a normal adult human being? A) 206. B) 212. C) 175. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 18. Occurs when the bones of inactive people tend to lose mass: A) Atrophy. B) Ossification. C) Shingles. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Atrophy. 19. What type of involuntary muscle controls many types of movement within the body such as digestion? A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 20. Name the green bones A) Pelvis. B) Sternum. C) Carpals. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carpals. ← 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