This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Biology > Skeletal System – Quiz 98 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 98 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Components of axial system A) Clavicle, scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, carpal bones,. B) Skull and associated bones, sternum, ribs, vertebral column. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull and associated bones, sternum, ribs, vertebral column. 2. What is the function of osteoclasts? A) They connect bone to muscle. B) They break down bone structure. C) They make bone. D) They maintain bone structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They break down bone structure. 3. True or false? The two main divisions of the skeletal system are the appendicular skeleton and axial skeleton. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 4. An example of an wedge A) Axe. B) Doorknob. C) Screw. D) Ramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axe. 5. What will happen if you will have one bone in your fingers. A) You wouldn't take anything. B) It would be difficult to control them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It would be difficult to control them. 6. The mature cells of osseous tissue (osteocytes) are enclosed in small open chambers in the extracellular matrix called ..... A) Osteons. B) Central canal (haversian canal). C) Lacuna. D) Lamellae. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacuna. 7. Red marrow is the marrow that creates blood. True or false? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Arthroplasty is the surgical replacement of a damaged ..... A) Joint. B) Bone. C) Cartilage. D) Subluxation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 9. What is the flexible rubbery tissue that helps cushion bones where they meet called? A) Ligaments. B) Cartilage. C) Tendons. D) Knee pads. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 10. The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT A) Produces red blood cells. B) Protects internal organs. C) Involved with movement. D) Excretes waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Excretes waste. 11. Osteocyte A) Breaks down eats bone. B) Mature blood cell. C) Mature bone cell. D) Bone building cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mature bone cell. 12. The joint in thumb is ..... A) Saddle. B) Pivot. C) Hinge. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saddle. 13. The largest bone and also the strongest bone in the human body is the spinal column or backbone. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 14. The shoulder has which type of joint? A) Pivot. B) Saddle. C) Ball and socket. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket. 15. Bands of tissue that connect the ends of a muscle to your bone: A) Ligaments. B) Joints. C) Tendons. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tendons. 16. Your ..... is an example of a saddle joint. A) Neck. B) Elbow. C) Wrist. D) Knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wrist. 17. The flat, moveable bone in front of the knee; kneecap. A) Joint. B) Patella. C) Ligament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 18. Ava, Aria, and Harper are learning about the human body. They discovered that yellow marrow functions to ..... A) Produce new bone cells. B) Store calcium. C) Store fat. D) Produce calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Store fat. 19. Which system Provides shape A) Skeletal. B) Outgrowths. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 20. The tarsals and carpals are examples of this A) Short Bone. B) Long Bone. C) Flat Bone. D) Irregular Bone. E) Sesamoid Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Short 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