This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 265 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 265 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A softening of adult bones due to Vitamin D deficiency. A) Osteomalacia. B) Inversion. C) Axial skeleton. D) Supination. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteomalacia. 2. Spongy 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: A) Lighter in weight, aiding in movement. Produces red and white blood cells in the marrow. 3. Which of the following statements about cartilage is true. A) Cartilage heals very quickly due to an extensive blood supply within the tissue. B) Cartilage heals very slowly due to a lack of blood supply within the tissue. C) Cartilage is an epithelial tissue found lining the ends of the respiratory tract. D) Cartilage contains many multi-nucleated cells which produce the vessels of the lymphatic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage heals very slowly due to a lack of blood supply within the tissue. 4. Where is bone marrow found in bones?Also, what does the bone marrow do for the human body? A) In the centerReleases blood cells. B) On the outer portionsReleases Calcium. C) On the ends of the boneConducts electricity for the nerves. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the centerReleases blood cells. 5. The substance inside of bones that make blood cells is called ..... A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. C) Bone marrow. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bone marrow. 6. An abnormal rounding of the upper back is called ..... A) Kyphosis. B) Scoliosis. C) Lordosis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kyphosis. 7. Which system works closely with the bones to help us move? A) Muscular (muscles). B) Digestive (stomach and intestines). C) Integumentary (Skin). D) Immune (germ control). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular (muscles). 8. Your bones are very ..... A) Weak. B) Soft. C) Strong. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong. 9. Which of the following descriptions demonstrates the movement of supination? A) Movement of the foot in a dorsal direction. B) Decreasing the angle between two bones. C) An outward rotation of the forearm. D) Lifting the leg away from the midline. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An outward rotation of the forearm. 10. The two main types of bone are the ..... A) Compact bones and spongy bones. B) Spongy bones and dense bones. C) Compact bones and general bones. D) General bones and specialized bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact bones and spongy bones. 11. Human skeleton is a framework of..... A) Muscles. B) Nails. C) Bones. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones. 12. What region is the mandible bone in: A) Upper. B) Middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upper. 13. The cavity of the diaphysis that is filled with red or yellow marrow is called the A) Diaphysis. B) Epiphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. E) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Medullary cavity. 14. What would happen to a person without a skeleton? A) Would collapse and fall over. B) Nothing. C) Would be very flexible than the average person. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would collapse and fall over. 15. The bone that has no articulation to another bone is the ..... bone. A) Stapes. B) Incus. C) Hyoid. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hyoid. 16. The bones in the palm of your hand is called this ..... A) Metacarpal. B) Femur. C) Skull. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metacarpal. 17. Allows your head to nod up and down and side to side A) Pivotal joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pivotal joint. 18. The "shaft" of a long bone is known as the what? A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Lacunae. D) Central canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 19. If there is too much calcium in the blood these cells deposit the excess minerals into the bone. A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoclasts. D) Progenitor cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 20. Blachi/o A) Arm. B) Fusion of parts; stiffening. C) Hip. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arm. ← 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