This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 287 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 287 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Your skull is a/an..... joint. A) Immovable. B) Pivot. C) Gliding. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Immovable. 2. Function of osteoblasts A) The function of osteoblasts is to break down bone tissue. B) For the growth and repair of bones. C) The function of osteoblasts is to produce red blood cells. D) The function of osteoblasts is to regulate muscle movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For the growth and repair of bones. 3. Skull protect our A) Brain. B) Kidney. C) Heart. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brain. 4. What is the term for a stretched or torn ligament? A) Sprain. B) Strain. C) Dislocation. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sprain. 5. Bones can work as protectors of the organs. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. During bone remodeling, osteoclasts helps in A) Bone absorption. B) Bone formation. C) Bone restructuring. D) Bone cavitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone absorption. 7. Inflammatory disease that damages joints and surrounding tissue. A) Arthritis. B) Osteomalacia. C) Tendon. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthritis. 8. This type of joint doesn't allow for movement A) Hinge. B) Ball and Socket. C) Fixed. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fixed. 9. What is the anatomical name for the shaft of a long bone? A) Epiphysis. B) Spongy bone. C) Periosteum. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diaphysis. 10. At each end of a long bone is an expanded portion called an A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Endosteum. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 11. How many bones are in an adult human. A) 602. B) 026. C) 12. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 12. Ped/o A) Joint. B) Child. C) Heel. D) Straight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Child. 13. The ..... is the bone that forms the prominence of the cheek. A) Maxilla. B) Zygomatic bone. C) Mandible. D) Temporal bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zygomatic bone. 14. How does the skeletal system protect vital organs for Aashi, Shreya, and Avni? A) By providing a framework and support for them. B) By secreting enzymes to shield them. C) By generating heat to keep them warm. D) By producing hormones to protect them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By providing a framework and support for them. 15. Bone breaks into many fragments. A) Shattered Fracture. B) Traction Fracture. C) Comminuted Fracture. D) The Magic School Bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comminuted Fracture. 16. Tiny canals found within the lamellae A) Lacunae. B) Hydroxyapatite. C) Osteoblasts. D) Caniculi. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Caniculi. 17. The ..... are the cells that produce the bones in the body A) Macrophages. B) Lymphocytes. C) Osteocytes. D) Neurons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteocytes. 18. Shortening of a muscle: A) Muscular dystrophy. B) Muscle hypertrophy. C) Extension. D) Contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contraction. 19. Blood cells are made inside of bones, so without the skeletal system a person would not have blood. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. How many rib pairs are there in the thoracic cage? A) 11. B) 15. C) 10. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 12. ← 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