This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 144 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 144 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A tough band of fibrous, slightly elastic connective tissue that attaches one bone to another. A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. C) Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 2. How many divisions are in the body? A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 3. Gridles connect the ..... A) Vertebral column to upper and lower limbs. B) Vertebral column and skull. C) Knees. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebral column to upper and lower limbs. 4. True or false, the vertebrae starts at the base of the skull and continues to the pelvis. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. Which types of joints are immovable or only slightly moveable? A) Synovial and cartilaginous. B) Synovial and fibrous. C) Cartilaginous and fibrous. D) Fibrous and irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cartilaginous and fibrous. 6. The muscular systems main function include all of these except A) Allows movement in the body. B) Maintain posture. C) Stabilize joints. D) Converts food into nutrients. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Converts food into nutrients. 7. How many bones are present in human body? A) 200. B) 206. C) 306. D) 126. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 8. What fluid lubricates, acts as a shock absorber and nourishes joints? A) Synovial. B) Mucous. C) Interstitial. D) Extracellular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synovial. 9. What is the name for your bones in your spinal cord? A) Vertebrae. B) Joints. C) Spine. D) Tailbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 10. Which kind of muscles make up the heart? A) Skeletal muscles. B) Smooth muscles. C) Cardiac muscles. D) Soft muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac muscles. 11. This joint allows movement in all directions and the hip is an example A) Pivot. B) Condyloid. C) Ball and socket. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket. 12. Which bone is found in the axial skeleton? A) Tibia. B) Ribs. C) Humerus. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribs. 13. ..... is the chemical that give skin its color. A) Melanin. B) Phosphorous. C) Sodium chloride. D) Urea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Melanin. 14. During a biology class, Mason, Noah, and Benjamin were discussing the human skull. They came up with a few statements, but one of them is FALSE. Can you identify the incorrect statement? A) The skull separates the nasal cavity from the brain. B) Two of the bones of the skull are paired. C) The skull provides a hole for the spinal cord to connect to the brain. D) The skull is the largest contiguous bone structure in your body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The skull is the largest contiguous bone structure in your body. 15. What is an example of an immovable joint? A) Ankle. B) Skull. C) Fingers. D) Hip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 16. The adult human body has ..... bones. A) 206. B) 80. C) 126. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 206. 17. The stomach is a ..... A) Smooth muscle. B) Cardiac muscle. C) Skeletal muscle. D) External muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth muscle. 18. What ball and socket joint do you use when you throw a ball? A) Shoulders. B) Hips. C) Elbow. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoulders. 19. Where is the tibia located? A) Hand. B) Foot. C) Leg. D) Core. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leg. 20. With a contusion, ..... ruptures at the injured site causing the tissue to turn black and blue. A) Ligaments. B) Muscle. C) Bone. D) Blood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blood vessels. ← 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