This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 271 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 271 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Has a fulcrum point A) First Class Lever. B) Second Class Lever. C) Third Class Lever. D) All Types of Levers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All Types of Levers. 2. The adult skeleton has how many bones? A) 199. B) 206. C) 250. D) 433. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 3. The leg is a ..... A) Long bone. B) Short bone. C) Flat bone. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long bone. 4. ..... is the number of bones in the human body A) 400. B) 365. C) 206. D) 307. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 206. 5. There are two types of bones in our body. Axial bones are one type. In general, what is their most important function? A) They protect our inner organs. B) They help us move. C) The keep our bodies upright. D) They don't do anything. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They protect our inner organs. 6. Many cells form ..... that perform the same function. A) Cells. B) Tissues. C) Organs. D) Organ systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tissues. 7. Shock absorbing gel between joints A) Ligaments. B) Cartilage. C) Tendon. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 8. What is a place where to bones meet? A) Joint. B) Cartilage. C) Marrow. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 9. What is the role of the osteoclasts? A) Bone makers. B) Bone breakers. C) Bone remodelers. D) Cell makers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone breakers. 10. This type of marrow stores fat for energy. A) Yellow. B) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yellow. 11. What do you call strong bands of connective tissue that connect bones to other bones? A) Bones. B) Cartilage. C) Tendons. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 12. What can you do to take care of your muscular system? A) Stretch and follow a healthy diet. B) Have your strength tested regularly. C) Do not lift heavy because it damages muscles. D) Eat a lot of protein and saturated fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stretch and follow a healthy diet. 13. Which of the following is an organ in the skeletal system? A) Quadriceps. B) Spinal Chord. C) Finger Nails. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 14. In comparitive anatomy, which part in the chicken wing matches closest to the humerus? A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. I am a hard covering that holds a broken bone in place while it heals. What am I? A) Cast. B) Tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cast. 16. What are the bottom two pairs of ribs called? A) Floating Ribs. B) False ribs. C) True Ribs. D) Connected Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Floating Ribs. 17. What direction does ossification occur in? A) From the middle at the diaphysis. B) From the top of the diaphysis. C) From the bottom of the diaphysis. D) From the middle in the epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From the middle at the diaphysis. 18. Not under control A) Voluntary. B) Involuntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involuntary. 19. The tissue that attaches bone to bone is ..... A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 20. Bones are made of the following, EXCEPT: A) Bone tissue. B) Blood vessels. C) Muscle tissue. D) Nerves. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muscle tissue. ← 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