This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 673 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 673 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The presents of uric acid crystal deposits in the joint and pain in the big toe are symptoms of: A) Osteoporosis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gout. 2. What is the main job of the stomach? A) Make noise and create burps. B) Adds digestive juices to the food and churns the food to break it down. C) Distributes nutrients to the blood through thin walls. D) Pulls water out of food to return it to the body. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adds digestive juices to the food and churns the food to break it down. 3. A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton by tendons and provides the force that moves the bones. Can be voluntary or involuntary. A) Involuntary Muscles. B) Voluntary Muscles. C) Skeletal Muscles. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal Muscles. 4. Compact bone is the A) Lighter bone found in the ends and inner portions of long bone. B) Dense, hard, weight-bearing bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dense, hard, weight-bearing bone. 5. What best describes the haversian canal? A) Growth plate in long bones. B) Connective tissue in bones. C) Ring of bone tissue surrounding haversian canal. D) Canal housing blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Canal housing blood vessels. 6. Which type of joint opens and closes like a door? A) Hinge. B) Pivot. C) Ball and socket. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 7. This skeletal joint allow for rotation of one bone around another A) Pivot Joint. B) Hinge Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot Joint. 8. The ..... also known as the pulmonary trunk protects the ribs and other organs in the body ..... A) Sternum. B) Thorax. C) Fibula. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thorax. 9. True or False:There are typically five types of vertebrae to protect the spinal cord. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 10. The ..... are the two bones that form the lower jaw.A. mandiblesB. maxillaeC. mandibleD. maxilla A) Mandibles. B) Cheeks. C) Mandible. D) Maxilla. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandibles. 11. All mammals have straight backbones (spines). A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. The skull is what kind of joint A) Solid. B) Fixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fixed. 13. Which of the following is the abnormal curve often seen in pregnant women as they attempt to preserve their center of gravity toward the end of pregnancy? A) Spina bifida. B) Kyphosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Lordosis. E) Congenital vertigo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lordosis. 14. Membrane surrounding the bone A) Periosteum. B) Epidermis. C) Endosteum. D) Myelin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 15. A tendon connects A) Bone to bone. B) Muscle to muscle. C) Muscle to bone. D) Ligaments to tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle to bone. 16. Your jaw bone A) Teeth. B) Clavicle. C) Mandible. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mandible. 17. The 'Appendicular' part of the body consists of which of the following? A) Chest and Vertebral column. B) Skull and Chest. C) Arms and Legs. D) Head and Trunk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arms and Legs. 18. The five functions of the skeletal system are A) Protection, Shape & Support, Movement, Blood production, Stor. B) Protection, Shape, Rotation, Support, Movement,. C) Protection, Shape, Rotation, Movement, Organ support. D) Movement, Blood production, Support, Vertebrae, Rotation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Protection, Shape & Support, Movement, Blood production, Stor. 19. ..... is a cancer of the body's blood-forming tissues, including the bone marrow and the lymphatic system. A) Multiple myeloma. B) Leukemia. C) Multiple sclerosis. D) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leukemia. 20. Short bones are found in ..... A) Arms and legs. B) Wrist and ankles. C) Shoulder and skull. D) Face and spinal column. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wrist and ankles. ← 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