This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 214 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 214 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Compact bone, function A) Lighter in weight, aiding in movement. Produces red and white blood cells in the marrow. B) Provides strength, support, and protection.Houses blood vessels inHaversian canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Provides strength, support, and protection.Houses blood vessels inHaversian canals. 2. Smooth muscles can be found in the legs, and arms A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 3. The clavicle is the scientific name for which bone? A) Shoulder blade. B) Collar bone. C) Forearm. D) Ankle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Collar bone. 4. What mineral are bones made of up A) Vitamin B12. B) Calcium. C) Zinc. D) Creatine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium. 5. Of the following, which is NOT a function of the skeletal system? A) Protect interior organs. B) Give shape and support to the body. C) Stores minerals. D) Produces vitamin D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Produces vitamin D. 6. A patient slightly damaged vertebrae C2 and C3 in a bicycling accident. Which of the following tasks is most likely to cause pain? A) Turning their head. B) Sitting in a chair. C) Turning their hips. D) Lifting a bike. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turning their head. 7. What are minerals in relation to bones? A) Essential substances stored in bones. B) Rubbery tissue that cushions and provides flexibility. C) Fibrous tissue that holds bones together. D) Mechanical devices that enable movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Essential substances stored in bones. 8. Bone tissue that is thick and dense A) Compact bone tissue. B) Spongy bone tissue. C) Cartilage. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bone tissue. 9. Which are functions of the skeleton? A) Protection. B) Body shape. C) Movement. D) A, B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A, B and C. 10. The imaginary plane that splits yoru body into left and right halves is called the ..... plane A) Sagittal. B) Transverse. C) Horizontal. D) Coronal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sagittal. 11. Knee: A) Fibula. B) Patella. C) Scapula. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Patella. 12. There are two types of arthritis. Which of the following describes osteoarthritis? A) Chronic inflammatory disorder; autoimmune disorder. B) Articular cartilage degenerates causing pain in the joints. C) Thickening of the synovial membrane. D) Synovial fluid accumulates causing swelling in the joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Articular cartilage degenerates causing pain in the joints. 13. The proximal and distal ends of a bone. A) Diaphysis. B) Endosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 14. As we begin to age what happens to the marrow in our body. A) Changes from red to yellow. B) Changes from yellow to red. C) We lose the marrow. D) Nothing, it stays the same. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Changes from red to yellow. 15. Which bone is located in the lower leg? A) Tibia. B) Ulna. C) Clavicle. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tibia. 16. The thoracic cage does NOT protect this organ. A) Lower intestine. B) Heart. C) Lungs. D) Liver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower intestine. 17. What can be found in the central canal of osteons? A) Osteocytes. B) Lamella. C) Blood vessels and nerves. D) Red blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blood vessels and nerves. 18. Q2 to which body system do the bones belong to? A) Skeletal. B) Circulatory. C) Digestive. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 19. Is cartilage another name for bone? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. What type of cartilage would you find surrounding the ends of long bones? A) Hyaline. B) Fibrocartilage. C) Elastic cartilage. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyaline. ← 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