This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 564 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 564 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. -hip attachment A) Pectoral girdle. B) Clavicle. C) Pelvic girdle. D) Pelvic bone. E) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pelvic girdle. 2. What is the purpose of the rib cage in the skeletal system? A) To protect vital organs. B) To regulate body temperature. C) To support the head. D) To help with digestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To protect vital organs. 3. Which system does make framework of the body A) Skeletal system. B) Lungs. C) None of these. D) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal system. 4. Tommy Tu is on his tip toes, which muscle is allowing this? A) Gastrocnemius. B) Hamstring. C) Quadriceps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gastrocnemius. 5. The bones in the skull grow together in fixed joints that do not move A) Ball-and-socket Joint. B) Fixed or immovable Joint. C) Gliding Joint. D) Pivot joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed or immovable Joint. 6. How many vertebrae are there in the thoracic vertebrae? A) 7. B) 12. C) 5. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 12. 7. The kneecap is the A) Tibia. B) Fibula. C) Patella. D) Carpal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patella. 8. The ..... part of the skeletal system has over half of the body's bones. A) Appendage. B) Axial. C) Appendicular. D) Hands and Feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appendicular. 9. What do the patella and ulna protect A) Elbow and knee. B) Digestive organs. C) Wrist and elbow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elbow and knee. 10. Periosteum is A) Food for bones. B) A membrane that surrounds the bone. C) Provides support. D) A type of bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A membrane that surrounds the bone. 11. Provides a barrier to protect internal organs A) Structure. B) Movement. C) Protection. D) Blood Cell Production. E) Storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection. 12. What are bones that are embedded in muscle or tendon classified as? A) Long bone. B) Short bone. C) Irregular bone. D) Sesamoid bone. E) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sesamoid bone. 13. What is the primary function of melanin? A) To produce Vitamin D. B) To produce sebum. C) To waterproof of the skin. D) To provide protection against the sun's UV rays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To provide protection against the sun's UV rays. 14. What is the correct term for the skull? A) Mandible. B) Cranium. C) Clavicle. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranium. 15. A joint allows for flexion, extension, and other movements, but no rotation? A) Saddle. B) Pivot. C) Condyloid. D) None of the Choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saddle. 16. The backbone is called the spine A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 17. Move towards midline A) Abduction. B) Adduction. C) Circumduction. D) Pronation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adduction. 18. The Skeletal System determines the shape of our body. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. The pisiform articulates with which of the following? A) Trapezoid. B) Triquetrum. C) Trapezium. D) Tranquility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triquetrum. 20. ..... affects the hips and knees by wearing away the articular cartilage at the end of the long bones where bones meet. A) Osteomalacia. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoarthritis. ← 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