This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 579 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 579 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which type of muscle tissue has no striations, is involuntary, is typically found in hollow organs, and has a slow contraction time but has great endurance. A) Skeletal Muscle Tissue. B) Smooth Muscle Tissue. C) Cardiac Muscle Tissue. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth Muscle Tissue. 2. A ..... fracture is most often caused when someone falls, and they catch their fall with outreached arms. A) Green stick. B) Collects. C) Comminuted. D) Pathologic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collects. 3. Flat bones are found ..... A) Skull. B) Sternum. C) Ribs. D) A, B, C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B, C. 4. What is an example of a Ball-and-Socket joint? A) Elbow. B) Shoulder. C) Thumb. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoulder. 5. Explain how the fused bones in the avian skeletal system contribute to flight. A) The fused bones provide strength and rigidity for efficient flight. B) The fused bones help in camouflage during flight. C) The fused bones allow for greater flexibility in flight. D) The fused bones are used for storing energy during flight. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The fused bones provide strength and rigidity for efficient flight. 6. Where is the strongest muscle in your body? A) Leg. B) Jaw. C) Back. D) Chest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jaw. 7. How many bones are in the arm? A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 8. The floating are not attached to ..... but they are attached to ..... A) Backbone; Breastbone. B) Breastbone; Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Breastbone; Backbone. 9. It is important for us to sit or stand or do anything in a correct A) Order. B) Posture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Posture. 10. What kind of joint is present in your elbow/knee? A) Ball/Socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Plane joint. D) Saddle joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge joint. 11. Made up of a layer of spongy bone between two thin layers of compact bone. Thin. (Ex. skull and ribs) A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Irregular. E) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 12. Bones that are longer than they are wide (leg bones) are called: A) Long Bones. B) Short Bones. C) Irregular Bones. D) Flat Bones. E) Sesamoid Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long Bones. 13. How many cranial and facial bones are there in the skull? A) 14 cranial and 8 facial. B) 12 cranial and 8 facial. C) 14 facial and 8 cranial. D) 4 facial and 7 cranial. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14 facial and 8 cranial. 14. Primary bone cell and most common type of bone cell A) Osteoclast. B) Osteocyte. C) Osteogenic cell. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteocyte. 15. ..... bone is usually small and has many needle-like open spaces. A) Spongy. B) Compact. C) Long. D) Short. E) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy. 16. Which is not a major function (job) of the skeleton? A) Support. B) Protection. C) Memory. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Memory. 17. This part of the bone is porous and very light weight A) Periosteum. B) Compact bone. C) Spongy bone. D) Medullary Cavity. E) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spongy bone. 18. A 76-year-old female was transported to the hospital following a fall. Upon examination, it was determined that she sustained a fracture to the head of her femur. The injury is most likely related to A) Rickets. B) Osteoporosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Myxedema. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoporosis. 19. Are bones living? A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 20. The middle part of a bone that produces blood cells. A) Bone Marrow. B) Connective Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone Marrow. ← 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