This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 645 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 645 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Osteoporosis is when bones become brittle due to loss of bone mass (amount of bone tissue, and large holes in bone form). Which of the following exercises WILL NOT prevent osteoporosis A) Swimming. B) Weight lifting. C) Walking. D) Jogging. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 2. The functional contractile unit within a muscle fiber is called the A) Sarcomere. B) Fascia. C) Sarcoplasm. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sarcomere. 3. This joint can move up and down, side to side, and rotate forward and backward A) Ball and Socket. B) Gliding. C) Hinge. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and Socket. 4. What does the term 'oid' mean? A) Like, resembling. B) Inflammation. C) Deficiency. D) Instrument for viewing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Like, resembling. 5. Which vitamin is necessary for proper absorption? A) Vitamin A. B) Vitamin C. C) Vitamin K. D) Vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamin D. 6. The human skeletal system is divided into A) The axial and appendicular.La axial y apendicular. B) The axial, appendicular, and hematopoiesis.axial, apendicular y hematopoyesis. C) 4 sections.4 sections. D) 3 sections.3 sections. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The axial and appendicular.La axial y apendicular. 7. How many bones are in the adult appendicular skeleton? A) 80. B) 126. C) 206. D) 160. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 126. 8. What is the main function of Ligaments? A) To prevent bones from rubbing together. B) To protect the joints. C) To bring about movement. D) To store bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To protect the joints. 9. The diagram depicts A) An axial skeleton. B) A perpendicular skeleton. C) An appendicular skeleton. D) An axionic skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An appendicular skeleton. 10. Why is a fracture on the epiphyseal plate dangerous for children? A) It will never heal. B) I will break easily again later. C) It will stop the growth of the limb. D) It will be extremely painful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It will stop the growth of the limb. 11. The suffix-tomy means what? A) Transplantation. B) Process of cutting, incision. C) Growth plate. D) Surgical repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Process of cutting, incision. 12. True or false:Bones create blood cells in bone marrow. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily. porous bones A) Osteoporosis. B) Tendonitis. C) Arthritis. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 14. What is the correct term for:um A) Noun ending. B) Abnormal condition. C) Pertaining to. D) Sacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun ending. 15. What bone disorder resulting from a loss of calcium and phosphorus is common among the elderly? A) Scoliosis. B) Gout. C) Sprain. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoporosis. 16. What are the movements of breath? A) Inspiration and Aspiration. B) Up and Down. C) Inhalation and Exhalation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inhalation and Exhalation. 17. Backbone is made up of vertebrae which forms a strong column called the ..... A) Vertebral column. B) Muscular column. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebral column. 18. A tarsal is an example of this type of bone A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short. 19. The skull, spinal column, chest, and rib cage are bones in the ..... A) Appendicular skeleton. B) Axial skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial skeleton. 20. Which suture joins the frontal to the 2 parietal, is also the most anterior A) Coronal. B) Lambdoid. C) Squamous. D) Sagittal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coronal. ← 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