This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 627 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 627 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Seen more in children, caused by a lack of vitamin D, the child develops osteomalacia A) Gout. B) Osteoporosis. C) Rheumatoid arthritis. D) Rickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rickets. 2. These bones make up your spine; they are also called what? A) Vertebrae. B) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 3. The two bones found in the lower leg. A) Radius and ulna. B) Maxilla and mandible. C) Humerus and femur. D) Tibia and fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tibia and fibula. 4. The shoulder and hip joints are examples of A) Fibrous joints. B) Cartilaginous joints. C) Synovial joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial joints. 5. Which two bones are found in the leg? A) Femur & Radius. B) Ulna and Fibula. C) Tibia and Humerus. D) Femur and Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur and Tibia. 6. The ulna is larger and stronger than the radius A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Bones are held together by these groups of stringy connective tissue A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 8. Which cell is a stem cell and is the only cell that does mitosis? A) Osteogenic cell. B) Osteocyte. C) Osteoblast. D) Osteoclast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteogenic cell. 9. Cody and Joey are out camping. They come across an angry bear. They have to run to escape it. This action requires their nervous system to coordinate with what other 2 body systems? A) Skeletal and endocrine. B) Circulatory and digestive. C) Muscular and skeletal. D) Digestive and endocrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscular and skeletal. 10. If a patient was suffering from bursitis, this condition would be designated as inflammation of a(n): A) Articular cartilage. B) Small sac containing fluid. C) Cavity within a long bone. D) Sesamoid bone found at a joint. E) Osseous protrusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small sac containing fluid. 11. Which of the following is an example of skeletal muscle? A) My heart pumping blood. B) My organs digesting food. C) Lifting weights to build muscle in my biceps and triceps. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lifting weights to build muscle in my biceps and triceps. 12. The 12 pairs of ..... surround the thoracic cavity. A) Vertebrae. B) Phalanges. C) Clavicles. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ribs. 13. Which bone in the human body is commonly referred to as the "collarbone" ? A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. C) Shoulder. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicle. 14. Dragonfly, elephant, crab, giraffe, snake.The endoskeleton and vertebrate animals are ..... A) Dragonfly, crab, and snake. B) Elephant, giraffe, and snake. C) Crab and dragonfly. D) Elephant and snake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elephant, giraffe, and snake. 15. Temporal bone A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial. 16. What type of osteocytes will increase activity when calcium levels are low? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteounicorns. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 17. Run/o A) Any basin like structure in the body. B) Phalanges (of fingers and toes). C) Opening, passageway. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phalanges (of fingers and toes). 18. Which of the following bone cells are large multi-nucleated cells which break down old bone tissue which needs to be replaced A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 19. Q-The ..... is the only movable part of skull. A) Cranium. B) Facial bones. C) Atlas. D) Lower jaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lower jaw. 20. ..... helps to protect your skull from injury A) Wearing a helmet when you ride your bicycle. B) Doing puzzles. C) Getting plenty of sleep. D) Wearing a hat in cold weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wearing a helmet when you ride your bicycle. ← 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