This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 7 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is NOT a major organ of the skeletal system? A) Muscles. B) Bones. C) Cartilage. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscles. 2. What type of joint is the hip? A) Saddle. B) Gliding. C) Ball and socket. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket. 3. The last two pairs have no anterior attachment and called the floating ribs. A) No. B) Attachment. C) Called. D) Floating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Called. 4. Sternum, scapula, and ribs A) Short bones. B) Long bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bones. 5. The muscle type that should not tire out is the A) Cardiac muscle. B) Spincter muscles. C) Muscles in the digestive system. D) Muscles in the fingers. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac muscle. 6. The tough outer covering surrounding a long bone is referred to as the ..... A) Osteon. B) Lamellae. C) Periosteum. D) Haversian canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 7. During childhood, bones grow in width and length as well as can shape (somewhat) as they grow. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Shoulder blades A) To get bigger. B) The scapula. C) Hip bones. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The scapula. 9. How many phalanges are in each foot or hand? A) 10. B) 14. C) 15. D) 28. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 14. 10. Which of these is NOT a function of the skeletal system? A) Blood Cell Production. B) Movement. C) Protection. D) Absorb Lactic Acid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absorb Lactic Acid. 11. Osteoarthritis affects A) 10. B) 100 thousnds. C) 10 million. D) Millions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Millions. 12. The total displacement of a bone from its joint. A) Sublaxation. B) Fracture. C) Sprain. D) Dislocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dislocation. 13. This tissue covers the ends of bones and helps build new bone as babies grow. A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Joints. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 14. How many vertebrae do we have in the thoracic spine? A) 7. B) 5. C) 4. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 15. Cartilage plate located near the ends of bone. Bones become longer during childhood and adolescence because new cartilage is continually being added to the outer surface of the ..... ? A) Osteoclast. B) Osteoblasts. C) Epiphyseal plate. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphyseal plate. 16. There are ..... pairs of bone in rib or ribcage A) 13. B) 11. C) 17. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. 17. What are two things that each bone has? A) Germs and skin. B) Muscles and hair. C) Tendons and ligaments. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendons and ligaments. 18. The kneecap (patella) is a A) Sesamoid bone. B) Flat bone. C) Smooth bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sesamoid bone. 19. How many bones make up the skeleton? A) 204. B) 206. C) 208. D) 210. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 20. Carp/o means A) Tarsus. B) Curved or bent. C) Hand. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wrist. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesSkeletal System Quiz 1Skeletal System Quiz 2Skeletal System Quiz 3Skeletal System Quiz 4Skeletal System Quiz 5Skeletal System Quiz 6Skeletal System Quiz 8Skeletal System Quiz 9Skeletal System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books