This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 260 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 260 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The backbone is made up of ..... bones A) 13. B) 33. C) 34. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 33. 2. Flat Bones A) Act as a lever to aid in movement; are longer than they are wide. B) Provide support and stability with little movement; contain mostly spongy bone. C) Have a large slightly curved surface area for attaching to muscles. D) Have a highly specialized shape and structure; don't fit in any other category. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have a large slightly curved surface area for attaching to muscles. 3. Lamella A) Thin layer of bone. B) Narrow passageway. C) System of blood vessels and nerves. D) Connectors of lacunae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thin layer of bone. 4. Which of the following words from the text help you determine the meaning of the word cartilage? A) Firm tissue. B) Primary purpose. C) Bones and joints. D) I don't know. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Firm tissue. 5. What connects bones to muscles? A) Joint. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 6. Forms red blood cells. A) Spongy Bone. B) Red marrow. C) Yellow marrow. D) Compact Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red marrow. 7. I am a muscle attached to a bone. I am a voluntary muscle. I appear striped under the microscope. What kind of muscle am I? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) Memory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 8. Trapezius muscle action A) Shoulder flexion. B) Elbow flexion. C) Elbow extention. D) Scapula elevation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scapula elevation. 9. Study of Joints called A) Arthrology. B) Anthrology. C) Physiology. D) Anatomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthrology. 10. Standing on your toes A) First Class Lever. B) Second Class Lever. C) Third Class Lever. D) All Types of Levers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Second Class Lever. 11. One function of the skeletal system is ..... especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs. A) Synthesis. B) Protection. C) Storage. D) Movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection. 12. Ca2+ released by sarcoplasmic reticulum will bind to A) Actin. B) Troponin. C) Myosin. D) Tropomyosin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troponin. 13. Which of the following is not a type of bone? A) Square. B) Flat. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Square. 14. Where does the joints occur? A) "Occurs between two or more bones". B) "Occurs between five or more bones". C) "Occurs between six or more bones". D) "Occurs between fifteen or more bones". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "Occurs between two or more bones". 15. Allow bones to glide over one another A) Pivotal joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding joint. 16. The femur is an example of a: A) Long bone. B) Short bone. C) Irregular bone. D) Flat bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long bone. 17. The tibia is an example of a/a: A) Long bone. B) Axial bone. C) Flat bone. D) Short bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long bone. 18. Which part of joint helps us to turn and rotate our head? A) At the shoulders. B) At the neck. C) At the knee. D) At the hips. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the neck. 19. What is the main mineral in bones? A) Vitamin C. B) Zinc. C) Calcium. D) Vitamin B. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 20. Immobile joints: A) Amphiarthrosis. B) Synarthroses. C) Diarthroses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synarthroses. ← 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