This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 567 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 567 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What connective tissue is between vertebrae? A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Cartilage discs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilage discs. 2. The osteocyte is in this cavity (or space) in an osteon of compact bone: A) Lacunae. B) Beams. C) Canaliculi. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacunae. 3. Open = A) Compound. B) Simple. C) Dislocated. D) Displaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound. 4. What is the longest and strongest bone in human body? A) Vertebrae. B) Spine. C) Thigh bone. D) Shin bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thigh bone. 5. Where would you find the tarsal bones? A) Ankle. B) Wrist. C) Tail bone. D) Shoulder bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ankle. 6. What is the name for "spine" ? A) Spinal cord. B) Vertebrae. C) Sternum. D) No answer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 7. What is the job of a long bone? A) Support your organs during physical activity. B) Support the weight of your body during physical activity. C) To protect your vital organs during physical activity. D) To protect your muscles during physical activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support the weight of your body during physical activity. 8. Just below your waist, you can feel your hipbone that connects to the backbone and the legs. In the middle of the hipbones is a ring called the pelvis. A) Early. B) Talk. C) False. D) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) True. 9. ..... is a condition in which the trabeculae of spongy bone becomes less dense. A) Osteoarthritis. B) Osteonecrosis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Paget's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis. 10. Blood cell formation occurs in the red bone marrow, a process called ..... A) Fibrinolysis. B) Syneresis. C) Hematopoiesis. D) Erythrocytosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hematopoiesis. 11. FILL IN THE BLANK:The bones in the ankles and wrists come together to make ..... joints. A) Ellipsoid. B) Hinge. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ellipsoid. 12. The cells that break down bone. A) Osteoblast. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteocyte. D) Chondrocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclast. 13. The thumb is considered what type of joint? A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saddle. 14. The human body has home many bones in it? A) 196. B) 206. C) 216. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 15. This surrounds the bone A) Epiphysis. B) Articular Cartilage. C) Yellow Marrow. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Periosteum. 16. What is the role of Vitamin D in bone health? A) It promotes calcium absorption in the gut. B) It promotes bone resorption. C) It inhibits calcium absorption in the gut. D) It has no role in bone health. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It promotes calcium absorption in the gut. 17. Antibiotics are often administered intravenously for: A) Osteomyelitis. B) Gout. C) Tendinitis. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteomyelitis. 18. Which two types of muscles cannot be controlled? A) Smooth and skeletal. B) Smooth and cardiac. C) Skeletal and cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth and cardiac. 19. What's an example of a ball and socket joint? A) Hips, shoulder. B) Knee, elbow. C) 1st and 2nd vertebrate. D) Metacarpal of thumb and wrist . Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hips, shoulder. 20. These are some functions of human bones, except ..... A) Produce red and white blood cellls. B) Produce hormones. C) Support body weight. D) Give shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Produce hormones. ← 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