This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 83 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 83 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The skeletal system maintains homeostasis by A) Giving shape & support. B) Maintaining calcium levels in the blood. C) Protecting organs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maintaining calcium levels in the blood. 2. What synovial joint would you find where the femur and pelvis articulate? A) Knee. B) Shoulder. C) Ankle. D) Hip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hip. 3. Which bone is an example of a hinge joint? A) Elbow. B) Hips. C) Skull. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elbow. 4. I am the long bone found in the thing; the thighbone ..... What am I? A) Dairy. B) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 5. Extra calcium is taken out of the ..... and put into the ..... when the body is in need of more calcium. A) Bloodstream/ bone matrix. B) Bone matrix/ bloodstream. C) Bone marrow/ bone matrix. D) Bloodstream/ bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone matrix/ bloodstream. 6. The parietal bone would be an example of this type? A) Flat. B) Long. C) Irregular. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flat. 7. The knee is an example of which synovial joint? A) Ball & Socket. B) Condyloid. C) Gliding. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hinge. 8. A patient arrives at the emergency department with the following injury. Based on the examination, the doctor determines that this rupture was caused by an excess of which of the following? A) Compression. B) Elasticity. C) Tension. D) Torque. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tension. 9. Second largest bone in the body(Hint:also a ball and socket) A) Femur. B) Humerus. C) Radius. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus. 10. An example of a long bone is the A) Patella. B) Vertebra. C) Femur. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 11. ..... system's main work is to process food. A) Digestive. B) Respiratory. C) Skeletal. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Digestive. 12. What is the function of synovial fluid? A) Acts as a lubricant that reduces friction in the joint; allows for smoother movement and reduces wear and tear. B) Surrounds and protects the joint, holding the bones together. C) Strong, elastic fibres that hold bones together and keeps them in place. D) Strong but flexible material found at the end of the bones that acts as a cushion and reduces friction. E) Produces synovial fluid which lubricates the joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acts as a lubricant that reduces friction in the joint; allows for smoother movement and reduces wear and tear. 13. What does osteoarthritis cause A) Inflammation. B) Sweating. C) Rash. D) Feeling numb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inflammation. 14. Your shin bone is also called a(n) A) Sternum. B) Tibia. C) Femur. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibia. 15. Homeostasis in the body is when ..... A) Your body's internal environment is stable. B) Your bodies internal environment differs. C) When you are sick. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your body's internal environment is stable. 16. The most common sign or symptom of muscle disorders is A) Back pain. B) Weakness. C) Sudden onset of high fever. D) Bone pain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weakness. 17. Two minerals stored in your bones are phosphorus and A) Magnesium. B) Sulfur. C) Sodium. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 18. The human adult has ..... bones A) 206. B) 201. C) 207. D) 208. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 19. This is the stage in which collagen fibers start to span the break and connect the broken bones. A) Hematoma formation. B) Fibrocartilaginous callus formation. C) Bony callus formation. D) Remodeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fibrocartilaginous callus formation. 20. Heel/s A) Heel bone. B) Rib. C) Joint. D) Extremity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heel bone. ← 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