This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 140 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 140 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which bones are grouped incorrectly? A) Femur, ulna, radius. B) The thigh, the pelvis, the tibia, the buckle. C) Radius, ulna, humerus. D) Clavicle, humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur, ulna, radius. 2. What do bones need to grow? A) Candy. B) Water. C) Green vegetables. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 3. Short bones are cube-like and provide strength and stability. Name a place where they are located A) Radius and ulna. B) Ankle and wrist. C) Vertebrae. D) Cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ankle and wrist. 4. Supination is best described by which of the following movements? A) Movement of the palm anteriorly. B) Bringing the plantar foot inferiorly. C) Conical movement of the shoulder. D) Bending of the knee joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Movement of the palm anteriorly. 5. PMR stands for: A) Polymyalgia rheumatica. B) Polycystic fibrosis. C) Painful myalgia. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Polymyalgia rheumatica. 6. If you have a "slipped disc, " you have a: A) Head injury. B) Shoulder injury. C) Knee injury. D) Back injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Back injury. 7. Which term means surgical repair of the skull? A) Craniectomy. B) Cranioplasty. C) Craniotomy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cranioplasty. 8. Bone continuously replaces itself throughout adult life. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 9. Osteoclasts will work faster when ..... is detected in the blood stream A) Calcium. B) Vitamin D. C) Creatine. D) Phosphate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 10. Describe irregular bones. A) Irregular bones are bones that are completely flat and thin. B) Irregular bones are bones that have complex shapes and do not fit into the category of long, short, or flat bones. C) Irregular bones are bones that are perfectly symmetrical in shape. D) Irregular bones are bones that are longer than they are wide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular bones are bones that have complex shapes and do not fit into the category of long, short, or flat bones. 11. Which type of joint is directly related to flexion and contraction? A) Hinge joint. B) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge joint. 12. Located on the back side of the ribcage and helps provide part of the shoulder joint A) Clavicle. B) Scapula. C) Humerus. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scapula. 13. An example of a pivot joint can be found where the skull connects to the vertebrae. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Which of the following is a function of the skeletal system? A) Support. B) Digestion. C) Circulation. D) Detecting infomation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 15. Which of the is not a part of the skeletal system? A) Skull. B) Rib cage. C) Biceps. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biceps. 16. Your toes and fingers A) Metacarpals. B) Carpals. C) Phalanges. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Phalanges. 17. What is the term used for decreased bone density and bones become more brittle? A) Osteoarthritis. B) Ossification. C) Osteoporosis. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis. 18. When a joint becomes dislodged A) Dislocation. B) Arthritis. C) Sprain. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dislocation. 19. What are two examples of joints? A) Noose, lock. B) Key, door. C) Ball and socket, hinge. D) Hinge, crow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket, hinge. 20. What is a sprain? A) A sprain is when a ligament is over-stretched or torn. Ligaments connect bones together in your joints. B) A sprain is when a muscle or tendon attached to a bone is over-stretched or torn. C) A strain is when a muscle or tendon attached to a bone is under used. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A sprain is when a ligament is over-stretched or torn. Ligaments connect bones together in your joints. ← 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