This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 290 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 290 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What classification of bone is the parietal bone in the skull? A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Flat Bone. D) Irregular Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat Bone. 2. When the immune system attacks the joints A) Osteoarthritis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rheumatoid arthritis. 3. The helmetlike case in the skull called ..... A) Cranium. B) Facial bones. C) Vertebrae. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 4. A large tear in muscle fiber is known as A) Contusion. B) Strain. C) Bruise. D) Cut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strain. 5. A patient is scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis. Which of the following actions would the nurse take if during data collection it was revealed that the patient had had a previous surgery for heart problems? A) Ask if there is any metal in the patient's body. B) Obtain an order for a chest x-ray. C) Cancel the magnetic resonance imaging. D) Inform the physician. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask if there is any metal in the patient's body. 6. Which bones protect your brain? A) Pelvis. B) Skull. C) Ribs. D) Vertebrate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 7. The ..... is the lining of the medullary cavity. A) Endosteum. B) Periosteum. C) Perichondrium. D) Epiphyseal lining. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endosteum. 8. What type of tissue is cartilage? A) Connective. B) Muscular. C) Epithelial. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Connective. 9. Yellow marrow is responsible for forming all blood cell types. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 10. Total lung capacity A) Maximum expiration after maximum inspiration (all air excluding residual volume). B) Volume of air in lungs after maximal inspiration (including residual volume). C) The air left in lungs after maximum expiration. D) Maximum air inspired after normal inspiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Volume of air in lungs after maximal inspiration (including residual volume). 11. Bones are classified according to their ..... A) Age. B) Shapes. C) Length. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shapes. 12. The joint cavity is filled with this sticky oil-like substance called ..... A) Tendons. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Synovial Fluid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synovial Fluid. 13. How many bones are in the ribcage? A) 26. B) 12. C) 2. D) 8. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 26. 14. What are the bones in the main portion of the foot called? A) Tarsals. B) Metatarsals. C) Phalanges. D) Carpals. E) Metacarpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metatarsals. 15. Break in a bone A) Osteocyte. B) Osteoblast. C) Osteoclast. D) Ossification. E) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Fracture. 16. What lower arm bone is located on thumb side of the hand?radius? A) Radius. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoblasts. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius. 17. An example of a irregular bone would be a A) Vertebrae. B) Sternum. C) Rib. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae. 18. Cranium, sternum, the clavicle and pelvis are all examples of flat bones A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. This attaches bone to muscle. A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendon. 20. The bones of the chest are called ..... A) Rib cage. B) Ribs. C) Backbone. D) Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribs. ← 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