This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 130 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 130 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Protects the heart and lungs A) Skull. B) Vertebral Column. C) Ribs. D) Bony Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ribs. 2. What is the softer connective tissue that fills the interior of the ends of most long bones called? A) Yellow marrow. B) Red marrow. C) Adipose tissue. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red marrow. 3. The human body consists of over: A) 106 muscles. B) 206 muscles. C) 360 muscles. D) 600 muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 600 muscles. 4. All bones contain..... bone tissue A) Compact. B) Spongy. C) Both answers are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct. 5. Which of the following bone protects the brain? A) Skull. B) Ribs. C) Pelvic Bone. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 6. The shaft of a long bone which is made of compact bone containing a central cavity A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diaphysis. 7. Phalanges are an example of A) Long bone. B) Short bone. C) Flat bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long bone. 8. What food are good for developing strong, healthy bones? A) Dairy. B) Veggies. C) Protein. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dairy. 9. What mineral is essential for bone strength? A) Iron. B) Magnesium. C) Calcium. D) B12. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 10. Sophia, Abigail, and Oliver are having a debate. Sophia thinks the Axial section has the most bones, Abigail believes it's the appendicular section, and Oliver argues it's the foot. Who is correct? A) Sophia (Axial). B) Abigail (appendicular). C) Oliver (foot). D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Abigail (appendicular). 11. Look at this picture carefully. Name the joint on number 1! A) Pivot joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Ligament. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivot joint. 12. Which of these is identified as being a giant multi-nucleated cell? A) Osteocyte. B) Osteology. C) Osteoblast. D) Osteoclast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoclast. 13. What do we call the place where two bones meet and move together? A) Skeleton. B) Joint. C) Muscle. D) Rib. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 14. The majority of our bones are found in our ..... A) Torso. B) Hands & Feet. C) Skull. D) Arms & Legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hands & Feet. 15. Also called trabecular/cancellous bone full of open sections/pores contains the red bone marrow A) COMPACT BONE. B) SPONGY BONE. C) LONG BONES. D) SHORT BONES. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SPONGY BONE. 16. Another name for a "growth plate" A) Tectonic plate. B) Epiphyseal plate. C) Upper plate. D) Periosteum plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epiphyseal plate. 17. Thick, smooth layer of tissue that covers the ends of bones A) Tendon. B) Skeletal system. C) Yellow marrow. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 18. ..... are complex structures that undergo growth and development A) Bones. B) Joints. C) Skeleton. D) Growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones. 19. What is the main support in the upper body? A) Skull. B) Phalanges. C) Collar bone. D) Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Backbone. 20. Name the main muscle in the chest A) Pectoralis major. B) The broadest back. C) Trapezius. D) Hamstring. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pectoralis major. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 9Skeletal System Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books