This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 314 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 314 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What has the most bones? A) Fingers and Toes. B) Spine. C) Skull. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fingers and Toes. 2. What directions does a hinge joint move in? A) Forward and backward, upward and downward. B) Sideways, upward and downward. C) No directions. D) 360$^\circ$. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forward and backward, upward and downward. 3. A special type of short bone, shaped like a sesame seed, that is embedded within tendons to provide support and stability with little movement A) Joint (articulation). B) Intervertebral discs. C) Sesamoid bones. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sesamoid bones. 4. Calcium is a mineral that people need to help with A) Strong bones & teeth. B) Blood clotting. C) Muscle contraction. D) None of the above. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 5. The smaller bone of the lower leg that is located on the lateral aspect of the lower leg. A) Ulna. B) TIbia. C) Radio. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fibula. 6. Immovable joints are found in A) Hip region. B) Skull. C) Vertebrae. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skull. 7. What two minerals do bones store? A) Carbon and Nitrogen. B) Calcium and Phosphorus. C) Gold and Silver. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calcium and Phosphorus. 8. The connection between the bones to enable movement is called the ..... A) Knee. B) Joint. C) Elbow. D) Segment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joint. 9. Which of the following is NOT a purpose of synovial fluid? A) Conduct electrical charge. B) Lubricate joint. C) Reduce friction. D) Provide shock absorption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conduct electrical charge. 10. The skull and vertebrae are a part of the ..... skeleton A) Axial. B) Appendicular. C) Perpendicular. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial. 11. What is meant by migration? A) Seasonal movement of animals to avoid cold weather of their origin country. B) Seasonal movement to colder places. C) Movement of animals to avoid enemies. D) Movement of animals to obtain mates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seasonal movement of animals to avoid cold weather of their origin country. 12. Which of these is not part of the axial skeleton? A) Skull. B) Ribs. C) Spine. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radius. 13. Which of the following is not part of a synovial joint? A) Cartilage. B) Joint capsule. C) Ligaments. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sutures. 14. This bone is commonly known as the shoulder blade. A) Mandible. B) Scapula. C) Tibia. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scapula. 15. Costochondritis occurs where? A) Cartilage connecting ribs to sternum. B) Meniscus in the knees. C) Articular cartilage in any joint. D) In the spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage connecting ribs to sternum. 16. What is the contractile unit of the muscle? A) Z disk. B) Sarcomere. C) Muscle fiber. D) Muscle cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sarcomere. 17. Bones that form inside of a tendon (patella) are called: A) Long Bones. B) Short Bones. C) Irregular Bones. D) Flat Bones. E) Sesamoid Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Sesamoid Bones. 18. These joints are found in the hip and shoulder A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Pivot. D) Immovable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket. 19. The final "go" signal for skeletal muscle contraction is ..... A) A decrease in extracellular calcium ion levels. B) An increase in extracellular calcium ion levels. C) An increase in intracellular calcium ion levels. D) A decrease in intracellular calcium ion levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An increase in intracellular calcium ion levels. 20. What do ligaments connect? A) Muscles to bones. B) Bones to other bones. C) Bones to muscles. D) Muscles to muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones to other bones. ← 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