This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 653 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 653 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. This part of hand as shown on the picture called ..... A) Ulna. B) Radius. C) Carpus. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ulna. 2. Bones that are no specific shape eg. vertebrae A) Flat. B) Short. C) Long. D) Irregular. E) Sesamoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular. 3. Contains the lower and upper extremities A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular skeleton. 4. What do we call the hard bone tissue on the outside of the bone? A) Bone Marrow. B) Veins. C) Compact Bone. D) Spongy Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact Bone. 5. Read this sentence from Skeletons Inside and Out. Joints connect their limbs and body parts, which makes them flexible. What does the word flexible mean in this sentence? A) Stiffen. B) Soften. C) Bendable. D) Breakable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bendable. 6. What do cartilage and marrow have in common? A) They are connective tissue. B) They are found at the ends of the bones. C) They are both hard and strong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are connective tissue. 7. Abnormal inward curvature of the lumbar region of the back A) Ruptured disc. B) Lordosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Kyphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lordosis. 8. Fissured A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. E) E. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) B. 9. Flat bones have an epiphysis and diaphysis. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. A joint is where ..... A) Two or more bones meet. B) 3 or more bones meet. C) No connection between bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two or more bones meet. 11. Which is the largest bone in your body? A) Femur. B) Radius. C) Humerus. D) Phibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 12. What type of fracture is common among older adults and happens in the bones of the vertebrae? A) Impacted. B) Greenstick. C) Compression. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compression. 13. Which hormone is released when blood calcium levels rise above homeostasis? A) Calcitonin. B) PTH. C) Endorphins. D) Calcitriol. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcitonin. 14. What is the purpose of the skull in the skeletal system? A) To help with breathing. B) To provide nutrients to the body. C) Protection and support. D) To regulate body temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Protection and support. 15. The hypodermis ..... A) Is what makes skin be waterproof. B) Provides the pigment in the skin. C) Helps conserve heat and is made up of adipose tissue. D) Helps to keep skin from drying out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps conserve heat and is made up of adipose tissue. 16. The longest and heaviest bone in the body is the ..... A) Humerus. B) Tibia. C) Fibula. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 17. What are fixed joint connected together with? A) Cartilage. B) Fibrous connective tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibrous connective tissue. 18. What organ in the body has these jobs?*cools the body by sweating*keeps germs out of the body*senses temperature A) Eye. B) Skin. C) Blood. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skin. 19. Which part of a long bone is responsible for the attachment of tendons? A) Diaphysis. B) Endosteum. C) Periosteum. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 20. The parietal bone can be classified as a ..... bone. A) Long. B) Short. C) Flat. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. ← 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