This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 557 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 557 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The hip and the vertebrae would be properly classified as ..... bones because they really don't fit into any other classification due to their unusual shape. A) Special. B) Unique. C) Odd. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular. 2. The shaft, or middle, of a bone is called the A) Epiphysis. B) Osteocyte. C) Periosteum. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diaphysis. 3. How many vertebrae are in our lumbar curve? A) 7. B) 12. C) 5. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5. 4. Main bones in the foot A) Carpals. B) Metacarpals. C) Tarsals. D) Metatarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metatarsals. 5. Which of the following is the second step in ossification? A) Osteoblasts form spongy bone. B) The matrix around the chondrocytes calcifies and hardens. C) Chondrocytes divide rapidly and form tiny columns of cells. D) Osteoclasts enlarge the bone cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The matrix around the chondrocytes calcifies and hardens. 6. The brain is protected by thick hard bone called your A) Tibia. B) Calcium. C) Femur. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 7. Helps us balance, walk, and run A) Phalanges (hands). B) Phalanges (feet). C) Scapula. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges (feet). 8. Hemopoetic cells (make blood cells) are found in spongy bone in the form of A) Red marrow. B) Yellow marrow. C) Central canal. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Red marrow. 9. Which of the following connects muscles to bones? A) Cartilage. B) Ligaments. C) Tendons. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendons. 10. You have a total number of ..... bones in the human body. A) 300. B) 306. C) 206. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 11. Multiple organs working together is called an ..... A) Organism. B) Organ system. C) Cell. D) Organelle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organ system. 12. Joints between chest bones do not move at all. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. This set of bones protects your spinal cord and runs down your back A) Vertebrae. B) Ribs. C) Carpals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 14. A body system made up of bones, joints, and connective tissue. A) Skeletal system. B) Marrow. C) Joint. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system. 15. Physician specializing in inflammation of the joints and muscles A) Osteopath. B) Neurologist. C) Rheumatologist. D) Chiropractor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rheumatologist. 16. The connection between the bones to enable movement is called ..... A) Elbow. B) Joint. C) Segment. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 17. What is Calcium? A) A rock that can hurt your body. B) A mineral that strengthens your bones. C) A mineral that strengthens your hair. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A mineral that strengthens your bones. 18. What type of muscle tissue surrounds the heart? A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Soft. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac. 19. The bones that make up your fingers and toes. A) Carpals. B) Tarsals. C) Phalanges. D) Epiphyses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. 20. The remnant of the growth plate found in adult bones: A) Epiphyseal plate. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphyseal line. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal line. ← 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