This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 285 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 285 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Vertebrae are..... bones. A) Flat. B) Irregular. C) Short. D) Long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular. 2. You haven't been eating your vegetables or drinking milk. The calcium in your blood is therefore, quite low. What hormone will break down your bone to put calcium back into your blood? A) PTH. B) Osteoid. C) Calcitonin. D) Hydroxyapatite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) PTH. 3. How many bones are in the Pelvis? A) 3. B) 20. C) 1. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 4. The place where two bones meet is called a ..... They work with your muscles to help you move. A) Tendon. B) Joint. C) Blood vessel. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 5. Mr. Duong was hiking and suddenly tripped, falling off a cliff. X-rays show Mr. Duong's femur had shattered fragments of bones. Identify the type of fracture described. A) Compression. B) Comminuted. C) Compound. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comminuted. 6. Which bones can be found in the upper leg? A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 7. What are the names of the bones found in the feet? A) Phalanges, Metatarsals, Tarsals. B) Phalanges, Tarsals and Carpals. C) Tarsals, Carpals and Metatarsals. D) Carpals, Metacarpals, Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges, Metatarsals, Tarsals. 8. An example of a cartilaginous joint is the A) Hip joint. B) Knee joint. C) Inter-vertebral joint. D) Joints in the cranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inter-vertebral joint. 9. A loss of normal bone density is called ..... A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteomyelitis. C) Osteomalacia. D) Osteostenosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 10. The humerus is also known as the what bone? A) Silly. B) Funny. C) Big. D) Lame. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Funny. 11. A freely moving joint in which the movement is limited to gliding motions A) Hinge joint. B) Ball and socket joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding joint. 12. In our body, new blood cells are produced in the ..... A) Bone Marrow. B) Heart. C) Lungs. D) Stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone Marrow. 13. Muscles which are not under our control A) Muscle of arms. B) Muscles of legs. C) Muscles of tongue. D) Muscles of stomach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscles of stomach. 14. Smooth, slippery, thick layer of tissue at the ends of bones that provides cushion so the bones do not rub together A) Ligament. B) Muscle. C) Joint. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 15. A fracture in which the ends penetrate the skin. Patient is at highest risk for infection A) Compound fx. B) Greenstick fx. C) Closed fx. D) Sepsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compound fx. 16. The shoulder and hip are examples of ..... joints. A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Saddle. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ball and socket. 17. What is the collar bone? A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. C) Sternum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Clavicle. 18. This type of tissue covers the internal organs and also makes up the skin A) Epithelial. B) Connective. C) Muscular. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epithelial. 19. Define Compact Bone A) The organs that make up the skeleton. B) The hard, dense bone tissue that is under the outer membrane. C) The tissue inside of a bone that looks like a sponge. Found at the end of long bones. D) Spongy material inside bones THAT PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The hard, dense bone tissue that is under the outer membrane. 20. The joints in the skull is an example of ..... joint. A) Movable. B) Immovable. C) Gliding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Immovable. ← 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