This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 575 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 575 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. There are ..... sets of ..... ribs in the rib cage A) 2, 12. B) 4, 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 12. 2. Which of the following is an example of your skin responding to an internal stimulus? A) When you feel nervous, your skin gets sweaty. B) When it's hot outside, you begin to sweat. C) When it's cold outside, your skin gets googsebumps. D) Your skin prevents a bacteria from entering into your bloodstream. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When you feel nervous, your skin gets sweaty. 3. Joints can be fixer or A) Movable. B) Mobable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movable. 4. Simplify 25/30 A) 2/3. B) 3/4. C) 4/5. D) 5/6. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 5/6. 5. What is the purpose of the thick disc of cartilage between the vertebrae? A) To connect the vertebrae together. B) To separate each vertebrae from one another. C) To produce red blood cells. D) To allow the spine to rotate fully. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To separate each vertebrae from one another. 6. What is the function of the bone marrow in the skeletal system? A) Produces red and white blood cells. B) Provides support and protection to the body. C) Allows movement and flexibility. D) Stores minerals and produces hormones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produces red and white blood cells. 7. When I write my name, I use this joint:(click on all the correct answers) A) Ankle. B) Hip. C) Knee. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrist. 8. Vitamin D is abundant in the following foods: A) Milk fortified with vitamin D. B) Fish. C) Egg yolks. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 9. The longest bone in the upper limb. A) Sternum. B) Humerus. C) Radius. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus. 10. How do muscles attached to the bones move the body? A) Automatically. B) Pull movement. C) Push movement. D) Both b and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pull movement. 11. The end of a long bone is called the: A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Epiphyseal Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphysis. 12. Which kind of joint has limited mobility? A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous. 13. Opposing the action of another muscle: A) Agonist. B) Antagonist. C) Contraction. D) Elasticity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antagonist. 14. Toward midline A) Medial. B) Lateral. C) Inferior. D) Superior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Medial. 15. What is the longest, heaviest, and strongest bone in the body? A) Cranium. B) Humerus. C) Fibula. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 16. Extreme curvature of the lumbar vertebrae of the spine; swayback ..... A) Lordosis. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Kyphosis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lordosis. 17. The compact and dense outer layer of the bone is? A) The periosteum. B) Cortical bone. C) Cancellous bone. D) The diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cortical bone. 18. Red Bone Marrow is the main production for: A) Fat cells. B) Red blood cells. C) Adipocytes. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red blood cells. 19. What types of bones, such as carpals, are designed for strength and weight bearing? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Irregular bones. D) Flat bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short bones. 20. Synergist A) Ensures the rest of the body remains stable during movement. B) Assist the agonist to produce required movement. C) Primary mover. D) Relaxes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assist the agonist to produce required movement. ← 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