This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 718 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 718 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bones of the ankle are called A) Carpals. B) Tarsals. C) Metacarpals. D) Metatarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tarsals. 2. Concentric layers of calcified extracellular matrix making up what you think of as "bone tissue" A) Canals. B) Lacunae. C) Central Canal. D) Lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lamellae. 3. True or false:Your body has more red marrow when you're younger than when you're older. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. Which connective tissue is found in between joints for cushioning? A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 5. Which term means a degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function? A) Spondylitis. B) Spondylolisthesis. C) Spondylosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spondylosis. 6. Joint that is similar to ball and socket that allows for oval like rotation A) Ball and socket. B) Conyloid. C) Plane. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conyloid. 7. Your coccyx is better known as the ..... A) Jaw bone. B) Tail bone. C) Hip bone. D) Kneecap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tail bone. 8. How does the cast help heal a broken bone? A) The cast is for protection to the broken bone so it doesn't get bumped and hurt even more. B) The cast keeps the broken bones in place giving it a chance to heal. C) The cast is only used if you break your arm. Doctors don't put casts anywhere else. D) If we didn't have casts, when you broke your bone, it would never heal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cast keeps the broken bones in place giving it a chance to heal. 9. Organize the body from simple to most complex. A) Cells, organ, organ system, tissue, organism. B) Cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism. C) Organism, organ system, organs, tissues, cells. D) Cells, tissues, organs, organism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism. 10. How many bones in the skeletal system? A) 300. B) 206. C) 302. D) 260. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 11. Bone category that provide support and aid in movement which has 126 bones in total A) Appendicular. B) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular. 12. Where are the gliding joints? A) Where the vertebrae and ribs meet. B) The base of the skull and top vertebrae. C) Between the shoulder blades. D) In the elbows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Where the vertebrae and ribs meet. 13. The suffix "-algia" means: A) Pain. B) Cartilage. C) Crooked. D) Away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pain. 14. The elbow, knee, and between phalanges joints are examples of ..... joints. A) Pivot. B) Ball and socket. C) Hinge. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge. 15. What is an example of a "Flat" bone? A) Thin, flattened, and usually a bit curved. B) Have weird shapes that do not fit other 3 classes. C) Much longer than they are wide. D) Cube-like in shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thin, flattened, and usually a bit curved. 16. Another name for the breastbone A) Humerus. B) Sternum. C) Carpals. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sternum. 17. Important vitamin to keep the bones healthy. A) Vitamin A. B) Vitamin B. C) Vitamin C. D) Vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vitamin D. 18. The mandible is also known as A) Head. B) Shoulder. C) Knees. D) Jaw. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Jaw. 19. Children's have more ..... than adults A) Blue bone marrow. B) Yellow bone marrow. C) Green bone marrow. D) Red bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red bone marrow. 20. What does the skeletal system store that is essential for various body functions? A) Water. B) Minerals. C) Vitamins. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minerals. ← 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