This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 231 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 231 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the primary function of the muscular system? A) Protection. B) Movement. C) Circulation. D) Storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Movement. 2. What is the job of a flat bone? A) Main bones used for gross motor movements. B) Support the weight of the body during physical exercise. C) Allow for fine motor movements. D) Protection for vital organs and anchor for muscles to attach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protection for vital organs and anchor for muscles to attach. 3. Which bone group typically is made of spongy bone surrounded by a thin layer compact bone? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Irregular bones. D) Flat bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat bones. 4. True or False-Cardiac muscle is involuntary. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. What are the collarbones called? A) Carpals. B) Clavicles. C) Femur. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicles. 6. The neck is considered a A) Hinge joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Ball and socket joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pivot joint. 7. Can you find out the largest bone in our body? A) Humerus. B) Femur. C) Cranium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 8. Which form of arthritis is associated with the formation of uric acid crystals in the joint? A) Osteoarthritis. B) Gout. C) Rheumatoid arthritis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gout. 9. Which bone is suspended in the neck and not directly connected to other bones? A) Vertebrae. B) Occipital bone. C) Hyoid bone. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyoid bone. 10. .... is the main pathway that sends information from your brain and throughout your body. A) Blood vessels. B) Nerves. C) Spinal cord. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Spinal cord. 11. What part of the bone is lightweight and is located inside the compact bone and the ends of bones? A) Periosteum. B) Spongy bone. C) Red marrow. D) Yellow marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 12. Functions of the skeletal system include all of the following except A) Support. B) Regulate growth and development. C) Protection. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulate growth and development. 13. Which of the following serves as the framework for the body? A) Muscles. B) Skeleton. C) Nerves. D) Blood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeleton. 14. My elbow is ..... to my fingers A) Proximal. B) Distal. C) Superior. D) Inferior. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proximal. 15. Your ankle and wrist are examples of ..... joints. A) Gliding. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Hinge. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gliding. 16. What is a Muscular System? A) A body system that is the framework of bones that supports an organism's body, protects its organs, and allows the body to move. B) An independent structure that carries out a specific job for the body. C) A body system of all the muscles of the body that allow movement when they contract, or shorten. D) An independent body part that has a job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A body system of all the muscles of the body that allow movement when they contract, or shorten. 17. What is the word for the definition skull? A) Skulls. B) -hiss. C) Son/daughter. D) -painted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skulls. 18. Which ion, when present, changes the conformation of tropomyosin? A) Calcium. B) Sodium. C) Potassium. D) Lithium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcium. 19. Bones are connected to bones by A) Cartilage. B) Ligaments. C) Bones. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 20. Lacuna form rings called A) Lamella. B) Haversian Rings. C) Osteoactic rings. D) Osseous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lamella. ← 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