This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 193 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 193 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What bones protect the heart and lungs? A) Femur. B) Humerus. C) Rib cage. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rib cage. 2. What type of muscle is most important to moving food through thedigestive system? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Smooth. 3. This disease causes a curve in the spine. A) Osteoporosis. B) Arthritis. C) Scoliosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scoliosis. 4. What bone is highlighted here A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Humerus. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius. 5. The cranium A) Protects your knees. B) Protects your lungs and heart. C) Connects your ribs. D) Protects the brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protects the brain. 6. How does compact bone tissue differ from spongy bone tissue? A) Spongy is more organized than compact. B) Spongy has osteons, compact has trabeculae. C) Compact is used for support & stability, spongy is used for storage. D) Compact has nerves & blood vessels, spongy does not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Compact is used for support & stability, spongy is used for storage. 7. Which part of your skeleton protects the brain? A) Ribs. B) Backbone. C) Skull. D) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 8. Your back is full of ..... A) Cartilage. B) Vertebra. C) Calcium. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebra. 9. You wanna hear something funny? Sure you do. My friend, Shoulder, told me that I sound as if I'm the funniest bone in the human body. I don't know how that can be. Well, anyway, if I'm the funniest bone in the human body, why don't I know my own name? Do you know who I am? A) Radius. B) Ulna. C) Humerus. D) Femus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Humerus. 10. An important constituent of the diet to ensure healthy bone growth A) Iron. B) Vitamin B. C) Magnesium. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 11. The large intestine measures about ..... ? A) 1 foot. B) 10 feet. C) 5 feet. D) 100 feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5 feet. 12. The ..... bone is the lower jaw bone and is the strongest bone in the face. A) The jaws. B) Mandible. C) Cranium. D) Ethmoid. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mandible. 13. The bones in the fingers or digits are called? A) Phalanges. B) Metacarpus. C) Scapula. D) Carpus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges. 14. What is a bone A) It is pieces of things in your mom. B) It is living tissue that makes up the bones body. C) It is a spongy smooth material that is used in your body. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is living tissue that makes up the bones body. 15. A horse is an example of an ..... A) Endoskeleton. B) Exoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoskeleton. 16. Where are metacarpals are found? A) Long part of the foot. B) Palm of the hand. C) Proximal to the carpals. D) In the forearm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Palm of the hand. 17. The maintenance of mineral homeostasis is an important function of the skeleton A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which term describes the condition commonly known as a bunion? A) Talipes. B) Hallux valgus. C) Spina bifida. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hallux valgus. 19. Name the systems that help you move A) Muscular-skeletal-nervous system. B) Muscular-skeletal system. C) Skeletal system. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular-skeletal-nervous system. 20. There are ..... lumbar vertebrae. A) 12. B) 5. C) 7. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. ← 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