This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 209 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 209 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which cranial bones are paired? A) Frontal. B) Ethmoid. C) Parietal. D) Occipital. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parietal. 2. What does the term 'porosis' mean? A) Deficiency. B) Inflammation. C) Softening. D) Abnormal condition of small holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abnormal condition of small holes. 3. What type of joint is the shoulder? A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Immovable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 4. Bone that is dense and looks smooth and homogeneous? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Long bone. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bone. 5. How many bones are in a horse's body? A) 206. B) 321. C) 244. D) 205. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 205. 6. Which of the following is an example of a hinge joint? A) Bones in your skull. B) Bending your knee. C) Turning your head. D) Moving your shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bending your knee. 7. ..... is a cavity in the diaphysis that is filled with yellow marrow A) Endosteum. B) Medullary canal. C) Periosteum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary canal. 8. What is the function of sesamoid bones? A) Increase mechanical advantage of tendon. B) Store minerals. C) Support movement. D) Protect internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase mechanical advantage of tendon. 9. What allows bones to move in many directions? A) The joints. B) The nerves. C) The tissue. D) The muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The joints. 10. What is the word for the definition curve? A) Lord/o. B) DJD. C) Fx. D) Orth/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lord/o. 11. Tibialis anterior muscle action A) Hip extension and knee flexion. B) Dorsiflexion. C) Plantar flexion. D) Shoulder abduction, extension and flexsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dorsiflexion. 12. Which of the following organs in NOT in the skeletal system? A) Skeletal muscle. B) Bones. C) Cartilage. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle. 13. What is a frog? A) Bird. B) Mammal. C) Reptile. D) Amphibian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Amphibian. 14. Overstretching ligaments and tendons of a joint. A) Sprain. B) Fracture. C) Bursitis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprain. 15. Disorder caused by accumulation of uric acid in the joints ..... A) Gout. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Rickets. D) Scoliosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gout. 16. During development, an embryo's skeleton undergoes ossification. This involves: A) Stimulation of osteoclasts to break down bone. B) The production of new blood cells within the bone marrow. C) Incorporating calcium & minerals into cartilage to become bone. D) The breakdown of old bone & subsequent replacement with new bone cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Incorporating calcium & minerals into cartilage to become bone. 17. What connects the ribs to the sternum? A) Ligaments. B) Tendon. C) Cartilage. D) Involuntary muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligaments. 18. These type of bones are typically longer than they are wide. A) Irregular. B) Flat. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Long. 19. Yellow bone marrow functions as: A) Fat storage. B) Blood producer. C) Mineral storage. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fat storage. 20. What type of joint is found in your cranium (skull)? A) Fixed. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixed. ← 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