This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 291 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 291 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A place where two or more bones connect. A) Joint. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Axial. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 2. Which is an example of a fibrous (fixed) joint? A) Shoulder. B) Elbow. C) Ankle. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 3. What bone is always formed first? A) Spongy. B) Compact. C) When. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy. 4. Which one is not part of the Appendicular Skeleton? A) Sternum. B) Shoulder Girdle. C) Pelvic Girdle. D) Bones of the arms and hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 5. What are the parts of the SKELETAL SYSTEM A) Ligaments and tendons. B) Muscles and tendons. C) Legs and arms. D) Bones and Joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bones and Joints. 6. What is the process of gradually changing cartilage into bone tissue? A) Resorption. B) Calcification. C) Ossification. D) Osteocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ossification. 7. Ligaments and tendons are used to ..... A) Exchange gases within the body. B) Transport nutrients to cells. C) Produce red blood cells. D) Attach muscles to bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Attach muscles to bones. 8. Connects one bone to another. A) Synovial Membrane. B) Therefore. C) Cartilage. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 9. How many types of synovial joint are there? A) 4. B) 5. C) 6. D) 7. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 6. 10. The pectoral girdle is part of the appendicular skeleton A) True. B) False. C) Don't pick this one. D) If you pick this, you are definitely wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. How many ribs do you have? A) 21. B) 22. C) 23. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 12. These are typically thinner than others and are usually curved A) Short bones. B) Long bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bones. 13. Which one below is not a function of the skeletal system? A) Circulates food and oxygen throughout body. B) Provides shape and support. C) Produces blood cells. D) Stores minerals and other materials until needed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circulates food and oxygen throughout body. 14. Matter is made up of particles. Which of the following statements is true about these particles? A) The particles that make up solids do not move. B) The particles that make up liquids do not move. C) The particles that make up all matter are constantly in motion. D) Only the particles that make up gases are constantly in motion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The particles that make up all matter are constantly in motion. 15. The big toe is ..... to the 5th (smallest) toe A) Lateral. B) Medial. C) Superior. D) Inferior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medial. 16. What mineral makes bones strong? A) Oxygen. B) Iron. C) Calcium. D) Magnesium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 17. Bones are made up of calcium. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 18. Which part of the bone makes movement easier and acts as a "shock absorber" between bones? A) Cartilage. B) Spongy Bone. C) Compact Bone. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 19. Bones are hard and rigid bcause they contain minerals except A) Magnesium. B) Calcium. C) Phosphorous. D) Potassium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Magnesium. 20. What connects your bones together? A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Cartilage. D) Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. ← 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