This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 562 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 562 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The shoulder is a ..... joint. A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 2. Why is exercise important to bone health? A) Breaks down bones, making them grow back stronger. B) Keeps you from getting fat. C) Provides calcium to the bone. D) Helps the bones absorb vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breaks down bones, making them grow back stronger. 3. Hematopoiesis is the scientific name for A) Blood cell formation. B) Iron production. C) White blood cells. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood cell formation. 4. Endochondral bone formation begins with a A) Cartilage model. B) Bone collar. C) Bony callus. D) Hemotoma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage model. 5. Which type of bone is a solid matrix with tightly packed cells organized in concentric circles? A) Spongy bone. B) Compact bone. C) Short bone. D) Long bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact bone. 6. A band of fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bone A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Sutures. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendon. 7. The kneecap is called what bone? A) Patella. B) Fibula. C) Tibia. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 8. What kind of joint is your neck? A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pivot. 9. The pelvic and pectoral girdles are considered part of what part of the skeleton. A) Appendicular. B) Axial. C) Cranial. D) Vertebral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 10. Answer for #8: A) Phalanges. B) Mandible. C) Spine. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges. 11. Why would activity outdoors help bone health? A) Physical activity helps maintain bone health and blood circulation. B) Exposure to sunlight causes the body to produce vitamin D which helps absorb calcium. C) Physical activity can help to maintain bone density and prevent osteoporosis. D) All are true. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are true. 12. What is another name for our skull? A) Femur. B) Phalanges. C) Cranium. D) Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cranium. 13. All of these joints are synovial except ..... A) Saddle joints. B) Gliding joints. C) Cartilaginous joints. D) Hinge joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilaginous joints. 14. Bones can break A) True. B) False. C) Only some bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. How many types of levers are there? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3. 16. Noah, Charlotte, and Henry are having a debate about the correct order of ribs from superior to inferior. Can you help them settle the debate? A) Floating, true, false. B) True, false, floating. C) True, floating, false. D) False, floating, true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True, false, floating. 17. A break in a bone is called a ..... A) Problem. B) Scoliosis. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fracture. 18. Parts of the body where two or more bones connect A) Skull. B) Rib cage. C) Joints. D) Vertebral column. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 19. What is the purpose of synovial fluid? A) Reduce Friction. B) Connect bones to bones. C) Connect Muscle to bone. D) Lubricates joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lubricates joints. 20. An example of a joint where flexion and extension can take place would be ..... A) Ankle. B) Knee. C) Atlantoaxial. D) Radioulnar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Knee. ← 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