This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 683 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 683 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many bones are normally present in adult skeletons? A) 100. B) 5. C) 206. D) 500. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 2. When muscles ....., they produce a pulling force and get shorter A) Expand. B) Contract. C) Relax. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contract. 3. Syndesmoses are functionally classified as ..... A) Syntharsoses. B) Amphiarthroses. C) Diarthroses. D) Symphyses. E) Synchondroses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amphiarthroses. 4. A clear and slippery liquid that lubricates the joint and stops the bones rubbing together, is ..... A) Bursa. B) Cartilage. C) Synovial Fluid. D) Joint Capsule. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial Fluid. 5. What is a Skeleton Made of? A) Bone. B) Muscle. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone. 6. Muscles are made up of groups of cells working together. What level of biological organization does this represent? A) Organism. B) Tissue. C) Organ. D) Organ System. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissue. 7. What is the order of how are body's are organized? A) Cell, organ system, organs, tissues. B) Organ systems, Cells, Organs, Tissues. C) Tissues, Organ Systems, Cells, Organs. D) Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems. 8. These break down bone A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Cartilage. D) Collagenous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 9. Which of the following shows the levels of organization of an organism from LEAST to MOST complex. A) Cells-tissues-systems-organs. B) Organs-cells-systems-tissues. C) Systems-organs-tissues-cells. D) Cells-tissues-organs-systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cells-tissues-organs-systems. 10. Where are the tibia and fibula located in the human body? A) Upper arm. B) Lower leg. C) Spinal Column. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lower leg. 11. The ..... bone is located in the head and forms the forehead. A) Temporal. B) Frontal. C) Mandible. D) Hyoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frontal. 12. The ..... is a hard bone that protects your brain. A) Tibia. B) Femur. C) Head. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 13. Which one of the following bones is not part of the Appendicular Skeleton? A) Clavicle. B) Humerus. C) Cranium. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cranium. 14. The littlest bone in your body is located in your ..... ? A) Finger. B) Ear. C) Toe. D) Rib. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ear. 15. What is the name of the upper leg bone? A) Humerus. B) Skull. C) Femur. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 16. Cartilaginous joints are: A) Connection. B) Symphyses and synchondroses. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symphyses and synchondroses. 17. All bones of the body allow for protection A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. Process by which tissue and cartilage become bone A) Fissure fracture. B) Endosteum. C) Short bone. D) Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ossification. 19. Example of gliding joint is the backbone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Bones can be classified by shape. Which of the following represents the 4 bone shapes described by the text? A) Long, Short, Flat, Irregular. B) Long, Flat, Regular, Irregular. C) Flat, Irregular, Regular, Dermal. D) Facial, Vertebrae, Axial, Appendular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long, Short, Flat, Irregular. ← 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