This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 142 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 142 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. An example of an irregular bone is the A) Patella. B) Femur. C) Vertebra. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebra. 2. The I in RICE ..... A) Igloo. B) Iguana. C) Inside. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ice. 3. Osteoblasts are young bone cells A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 4. Grace, James, and Elijah are playing a game of 'Guess the Joint'. They came across a tricky question:'All of the following are examples of ball-and-socket joints except ..... '. Can you help them answer it? A) Hip. B) Shoulder. C) Knee. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Knee. 5. Which statement BEST describes the purpose of the circulatory system? A) To supply oxygen and nutrients to the body via blood vessels. B) To remove digestive waste. C) To control all the movement in the body. D) To remove urine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To supply oxygen and nutrients to the body via blood vessels. 6. Bones are living tissue. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. The patella is ..... to the hip? A) Proximal. B) Posterior. C) Distal. D) Superior. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Distal. 8. Which of the following is ONLY found associated with a child's bone? A) Periosteum. B) Diaphysis. C) Articular cartilage. D) Epiphyseal plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphyseal plate. 9. Giraffes have..... vertebrae. A) 14. B) 7. C) 12. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 7. 10. Broken bone in which there is no open wound in the skin. A) Spiral Fracture. B) Closed or Simple Fracture. C) Greenstick Fracture. D) Compression Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed or Simple Fracture. 11. Skull, vertebral column, ribs, and pelvis A) Axial skeleton. B) Appendicular skeleton. C) Skeleton. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 12. Compact bone is mostly found in the appendicular skeleton. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 13. What mineral is stored in bones? A) Vitamin C. B) Calcium. C) Zinc. D) Vitamin B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 14. Type of bone that is typically longer than it is wide. A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Irregular Bone. D) Flat Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long Bone. 15. What is the most complex level of organization? A) Tissue. B) Organism. C) Organ system. D) Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Organism. 16. Define a liquid A) No shape, no volume. B) Definite shape, definite volume. C) Found in stars. D) Definite volume, no shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Definite volume, no shape. 17. WHICH BONE PROTECTS THE HEART? A) TIBIA. B) CLAVICLE. C) SCAPULA. D) STERNUM. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) STERNUM. 18. Soft, weak, bendable bones in children due to a lack of vitamin D describe a disease called ..... A) Osteoporosis. B) Lordosis. C) Cancer. D) Rickets. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rickets. 19. Another term for compact bone is A) Cortical. B) Cancellous. C) Trabecular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cortical. 20. Castrated male bovine A) Bull. B) Steer. C) Calf. D) Heifer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steer. ← 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