This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 54 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 54 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. From which system does the body get the message to move? A) Circulatory System. B) Skeletal System. C) Muscular System. D) Nervous System. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nervous System. 2. What type of bone is humerus? A) Flat bone. B) Irregular bone. C) Long bone. D) Short bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long bone. 3. Muscles that we have control over are ..... muscles. A) Voluntary. B) Dependent. C) Involuntary. D) Independent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary. 4. Rheumatoid arthritis is any autoimmune disorder. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Select an example of flat bones A) Vertebrate. B) Phalanges. C) Humerus. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribs. 6. The hyoid bone, found in the throat, is the only bone that ..... A) Doesn't articulate with another bone. B) Is found in the tongue. C) Grows continuously throughout a person's lifetime. D) Is actually not alive in adults. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doesn't articulate with another bone. 7. The x-ray shows what type of fracture? A) Greenstick. B) Spiral. C) Comminuted. D) Compound tagsSAP2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spiral. 8. What is the main function of the sternum in the skeletal system? A) The sternum protects the spinal cord from receiving damage. B) The sternum allows the ribs to expand and contract when a human breathes. C) The sternum connects bone to bone. D) The sternum cushions bones to keep them from grinding together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The sternum allows the ribs to expand and contract when a human breathes. 9. What type of tissue in bones is responsible for blood production? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Yellow bone marrow. D) Red bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red bone marrow. 10. The smaller bone in the forearm on the side of the thumb is called: A) Ulna. B) Radius. C) Tibia. D) Talus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radius. 11. All the bones in your body make up the ..... A) Skeletal system. B) Bone system. C) Bone structure. D) Skeletal structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system. 12. What is a bone that is thin and flattened, usually curved, and is comprised of thin layers of compact bone around a layer of spongy bone classified as? A) Long bone. B) Short bone. C) Flat bone. D) Irregular bone. E) Sesamoid bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bone. 13. There are 14 cranial bones and 8 facial bones. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. Which of the vertebrae contain the densest osseous tissue? A) Cervical. B) Thoracic. C) Lumbar. D) Sacral. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lumbar. 15. Which of the following is found in the form of 12 pairs? A) Backbone. B) Skull. C) Ribcage. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribcage. 16. The three jobs of your skeletal system are: A) Pump blood, help you move, give you shape. B) Give you shape, help you move, digest food. C) Give you shape, help you move, protect your organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Give you shape, help you move, protect your organs. 17. Why do birds have hollow bones? A) To make the heavier so they can fly. B) To make them lighter so they can easily fly long distances. C) So they can run faster. D) Birds don't have hollow bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To make them lighter so they can easily fly long distances. 18. Movable joints A) Diarthrosis. B) Amphyarthrosis. C) Assembly. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diarthrosis. 19. The number of bones in an adult human body is A) 204. B) 205. C) 206. D) 207. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 20. Both the jaw have teeth ..... in them A) Fixed. B) Embedded. C) Glued. D) Stuck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Embedded. ← 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