This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 678 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 678 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An excessive posterior curvature of the thoracic region; also called humpback. A) Kyphosis. B) Diskectomy. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) Osteopetrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyphosis. 2. The skeleton has 5 major functions. Which one below is NOT one of them? A) Moves oxygen to the body. B) Provide shape and support. C) Enable you to move. D) Protect your organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moves oxygen to the body. 3. Which bone helps you stand up straight? A) Spine. B) Femur. C) Cranium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spine. 4. Which two body systems work together to support the body and allow the body to move? A) Circulatory and respiratory. B) Digestive and nervous. C) Skeletal and muscular. D) Circulatory and digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal and muscular. 5. Bones can bend with lots of exercise. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 6. Vertebrae are classified as ..... A) Sesamoid bones. B) Irregular bones. C) Long bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular bones. 7. Blood cells are produced in the ..... bone marrow found in long bones. A) Yellow. B) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 8. Which vitamin is needed for proper absorption of calcium in the small intestine? A) A. B) C. C) D. D) E. E) K. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 9. The scientific name of the shoulder blade is the ..... A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. C) Radius. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapula. 10. Which of the following DOES NOT belong in the appendicular skeleton? A) Femur. B) Sternum. C) Phalanges. D) Pelvic girdle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sternum. 11. Areas where the cranial bones have joined together are ..... A) Fontanels. B) Foramina. C) Sinuses. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sutures. 12. What type of movement do your gliding joints make? A) One-way movement. B) Gliding, side to side movement. C) Circular movement. D) No movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gliding, side to side movement. 13. Bones that consist of a shaft and two ends that are covered with cartilage at the joint surface are classified as ..... A) Short Bones. B) Long Bones. C) Flat Bones. D) Sesamoid Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long Bones. 14. Which of the following bone (s) is/are NOT part of the axial skeleton? A) Clavicle. B) Scapula. C) Vertebrae. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 15. What is an examples of a ball and socket joint A) Knee. B) Ankle. C) Shoulder. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoulder. 16. Short answer prep:I can list at least FOUR major functions of the skeleton. A) Yes! or I will study this and be able to today*Correct answer. B) No and I am not going to study this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes! or I will study this and be able to today*Correct answer. 17. How many muscles it takes to frown? A) 10. B) 20. C) 30. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30. 18. What joint is found in the knuckles? A) Gliding. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Condylar. E) Ball & Socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Condylar. 19. Answer for #11: A) Sternum. B) Scapula. C) Spine. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 20. The center of an osteon that houses blood vessels and nerves is called the A) Haversian canal. B) Volkmann's canal. C) Foster's canal. D) Weissner's canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haversian canal. ← 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