This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 641 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 641 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Another name for your knee cap. A) Shoulder. B) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 2. Name a way the body uses homeostasis. A) By sweating when it's too cold outside. B) By wearing a coat when it's cold outside. C) By shivering when it's too cold outside. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By shivering when it's too cold outside. 3. Is a hard protective outer covering that is commonly consisted of made up mostly of chitin or minerals. These are normally depicted as sturdy plates that protects the organism A) Hydrostatic Skeleton. B) Endoskeleton. C) Exoskeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exoskeleton. 4. This is seen as a curve in the spine of kids. A) Scoliosis. B) Bone cancer. C) Break, strain, or fracture. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scoliosis. 5. The vertebrea is an example of A) Irregular bone. B) Flat bone. C) Short bone. D) Long bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irregular bone. 6. How do bones facilitate movement? A) By serving as points of attachment for muscles. B) By producing blood cells. C) By storing and releasing minerals. D) By protecting internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By serving as points of attachment for muscles. 7. Heart muscles are the example of ..... type of muscles A) Skeletal. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cardiac. 8. Some of baby bones are made entirely of a special material called ..... A) Cartilaginous. B) Cartilage. C) Catheter. D) Cardiovascular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 9. Which nutrient is not stored in the bones? A) Calcium. B) Phosphorus. C) Oxygen. D) Fatty Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 10. Different organs group together to form ..... A) Organs. B) Cells. C) Systems. D) Tissues. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Systems. 11. These are the three parts of the musculoskeletal system, except ..... A) Muscles. B) Bones. C) Blood vessels. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood vessels. 12. Which is NOT a function of the paranasal sinuses? A) Make skull lighter. B) Make white blood cells. C) Amplify voice. D) Give voice resonance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make white blood cells. 13. During 'arm side raises' exercise which involves the shoulder ball and socket synovial joint, which joint action is being used? A) Extension and Flexion. B) Abduction and Adduction. C) Rotation Flexion. D) Flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abduction and Adduction. 14. What happens to an embryos spine from birth as they develop into adolescence? A) Sacral & coccyx vertebrae separate. B) The spinal column softens as osteocytes are replaced with cartilage. C) Sacral & coccyx vertebrae become fused. D) Concave curvatures at birth become convex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sacral & coccyx vertebrae become fused. 15. The bones that form the fingers are the: A) Tarsals. B) Carpals. C) Phalanges. D) Metatarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. 16. One hand and wrist account for how many bones? A) 5. B) 10. C) 27. D) 15. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 27. 17. True or False:The skeleton is made of both cartilage and bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Mr. Gates complains of pain in his joints. What is his condition? A) Bursitis. B) Bursalgia. C) Arthralgia. D) Crepitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arthralgia. 19. Muscles that separate the fingers are? A) Abductors. B) Pronators. C) Adductors. D) Extensors. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abductors. 20. What signals the end of bone growth? A) Diaphysis filling with marrow. B) Epiphysis filling with marrow. C) Epiphyseal plate ossifying completely. D) Osteoclasts being activated. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate ossifying completely. ← 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