This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 577 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 577 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What happens when there is a decrease in blood calcium? A) Osteoblasts deposit calcium in bones. B) Osteoclasts resorb bone to release calcium. C) Osteoclasts deposit calcium in bones. D) Osteoblasts resorb bone to release calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts resorb bone to release calcium. 2. This material is in our ears and nose and can bend without breaking. A) Cartilage. B) Bones. C) Blood. D) Intestines. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 3. Identify the bone at the front of the legbetween the knee and the feet. A) Girdle. B) Shin bone. C) Cartilage. D) Vertebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shin bone. 4. Which of the following is the term used to describe an 'Exaggerated curve in the 'lumbar' region of the spine'? A) Lordosis. B) Kyphosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lordosis. 5. True or False:CARTILAGE is NOT part of the skeletal system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. How may bones present in adult A) 259. B) 207. C) 206. D) 210. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 7. Which of the options is NOT related with the most common causes of a MUSCLE CRAMP? A) Insuficient blood flow. B) Having a severe injury in a limb. C) Nerve compression. D) Losing minerals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having a severe injury in a limb. 8. Which of the following forms of connective tissue join bone to bone? A) Muscles. B) Ligaments. C) Tendons. D) Hyaline cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 9. What vital organ does the cranium protect? A) Brain. B) Heart. C) Lungs. D) Kidney. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 10. What is the name of the injury where bones have been moved out of place? A) Fracture. B) Dislocation. C) Arthritis. D) Sprain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dislocation. 11. This type of joint allows for rotation around a central point like your neck A) Hinge. B) Pivot. C) Fixed. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot. 12. ..... are the bones of the palm of the hand A) Phalanges. B) Metatarsals. C) Metacarpals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metacarpals. 13. Name of the bone that protects the brain. A) Skull. B) Rib cage. C) Sternum. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 14. Which type of muscle control consists of conscious control of the muscles? A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Voluntary. 15. Small flexible bands that hold the cartilage and bones in the joint together are called A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. C) Cartilage. D) Blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 16. The hyoid bone is located in? A) Chest region. B) Neck region. C) Head region. D) Stomach region. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neck region. 17. The outermost layer of bone is known as the diaphysis. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. What is the main function of bones in the human body? A) Allow body parts to move. B) Produce red and white blood cells. C) Store essential minerals. D) Connect muscle to bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allow body parts to move. 19. Movement would occur without the skeletal system. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. What is the scientific name of the ankles called? A) Carpals. B) Tarsals. C) Tibia. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tarsals. ← 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