This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 208 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 208 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The outer layer of the skin A) Melanin. B) Epidermis. C) Sweat. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Epidermis. 2. The Skeletal System also produces A) Organs. B) Rigidity. C) Red and White Cells. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red and White Cells. 3. The elbow and knee are (a) joints A) A hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Saddle. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hinge. 4. The ..... joints are the most freely movable joints in the body. A) Pivot. B) Hinge. C) Ball and socket. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball and socket. 5. Abigail, Delilah, and Maria are learning about the human body. They are curious about the ribcage. What is the function of the ribcage? A) To help with digestion. B) To regulate body temperature. C) To support the spine. D) To protect organs in the chest like your heart and lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To protect organs in the chest like your heart and lungs. 6. A decrease in calcium can make the bones decrease in density resulting in ..... A) Osteoarthritis. B) Tendonitis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Bursitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoporosis. 7. The Rib Cage protects A) Heart and Lungs. B) Skull. C) Heart Only. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heart and Lungs. 8. Bones store A) Nerve. B) Minerals. C) Bones. D) Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minerals. 9. What is filled inside the space of a spongy bone A) Bone marrow. B) Cartilage. C) Muscle. D) Arteries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone marrow. 10. An example of irregular bone. A) Skull. B) Femur. C) Vertebrae. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vertebrae. 11. This is a process where there is inflammation of the fluid that surrounds a joint A) Sprain. B) Fibromyalgia. C) Muscle strain. D) Bursitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bursitis. 12. Canal- A) Channel. B) Wrist. C) Break. D) Sleeve. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Channel. 13. Cartilage is as hard as bone. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. According to the sliding filament theory, a muscle fiber contracts when myosin filaments pull actin filaments closer together and thus shorten sarcomeres within a fiber. When all the sarcomeres in a muscle fiber shorten, the fiber contracts. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What is #15? A) Patella. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Patella. 16. The end of the long bone is the: A) Diaphysis. B) Endosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 17. The nurse is caring for a patient with a fractured left leg. Which of the following findings during a neurovascular assessment of the lower extremities would the nurse recognize as a priority to report to the health care provider? A) Strong bilateral left leg post tibial pulse. B) Right foot capillary refill less than 2 seconds. C) Bilateral dorsal flexion. D) Pallor of the left leg. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pallor of the left leg. 18. We move our arms sideward, backward, forward and round, these movements are because our upper arm bone is joined to our shoulder bone called a ..... A) Gliding joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball-and-socket joint. 19. One of the main functions is to support the softer tissues, provide points of attachment for skeletal muscles, and provide protection for many of the body's internal organs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Excision of cartilage A) Carpectomy. B) Costectomy. C) Chondroplasty. D) Chondrectomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chondrectomy. ← 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