This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 243 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 243 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What part of the body contains a pivot joint? A) Finger. B) Knee. C) Neck. D) Shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Neck. 2. A chronic autoimmune disease of joints: A) Osteoarthritis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. C) Osteoporosis. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rheumatoid arthritis. 3. The union of the manubrium and body of the sternum is an important clinical landmark of the chest and is called the ..... A) Sternal angle. B) Bicipital groove. C) A dish. D) Fibular head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternal angle. 4. A place where two or more bones meet is called a A) Joint. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 5. What does the term 'scope' mean? A) Like, resembling. B) Inflammation. C) Instrument for viewing. D) Tumor, mass. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Instrument for viewing. 6. The hammer, anvil, and stirrup are found where in the body? A) Nose. B) Foot. C) Ear. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ear. 7. Calcitonin decreases calcium in the blood while Parathyroid hormone works antagonistically. What is the function of PTH (Parathyroid Hormone)? A) To increase the amount of calcium in the blood so that it is available for the bones. B) To decrease the amount of calcium in the blood so that it is available for the bones. C) To break down bones to release calcium into the blood. D) To build up bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To increase the amount of calcium in the blood so that it is available for the bones. 8. Your skeleton is divided into two parts A) Appendicular and axial skeleton. B) Appendicular and external skeleton. C) Axial and radial skeleton. D) Ventral and dorsal skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendicular and axial skeleton. 9. How many bones are in our body? A) 6. B) 206. C) 12. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 10. What is the largest bone of your face? A) Mandible. B) Cranium. C) Femur. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 11. Which type of joint is found in the knee and elbow? A) Ball and socket joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge joint. 12. What is the second stage of bone growth and repair? A) Hematoma Formation. B) Bone Generation. C) Bony Callus Formation. D) Bone Remodeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone Generation. 13. What stops bones from rubbing together? A) Joint. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 14. What are the 4 tupes of bones? A) The four types of bones are long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular bones. B) The four types of bones are upper bones, lower bones, middle bones, and side bones. C) The four types of bones are big bones, small bones, wide bones, and narrow bones. D) The four types of bones are long bones, short bones, round bones, and square bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The four types of bones are long bones, short bones, flat bones, and irregular bones. 15. What is the name of the long bone in the top part of the leg? A) Femur. B) Patella. C) Fibula. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 16. The outside of the hollow part of a long bone where marrow is stored is called the A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Medullary Cavity. D) Spongy Bone. E) Compact Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Compact Bone. 17. Examples of a hinge joint are the elbow and knee. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 18. Which pair of joints has the most in common? A) Your ankle joints and your shoulder joints. B) The joints in your spine and your hip joints. C) Your elbow joints and your knee joints. D) Your wrist joints and your shoulder joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your ankle joints and your shoulder joints. 19. Do you have more bones as a baby or an adult? A) Baby. B) Adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Baby. 20. I am the smaller body parts that are attached to the main body, things that are attached to or are a part of, a more significant or important thing ..... What an I? A) Appendages. B) Dairy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appendages. ← 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