This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 333 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 333 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The function of the ribs is ..... A) To function as the protective organs. B) To breath. C) To protect the internal organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To protect the internal organs. 2. Muscles are attached to bones that allow the body to move in many different ways. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 3. Which organ moves food down into the stomach? A) Esophagus. B) Mouth. C) Trachea. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Esophagus. 4. Muscles help maintain ..... and body position A) Posture. B) Height. C) Weight. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Posture. 5. A female patient is brought to the emergency room with an injury to her lower leg from an ATV accident. You notice a white tip of a bone protruding through the skin as you cut her pant leg off. Her injury is described as what kind of fracture. A) Comminuted. B) Closed. C) Open. D) Stress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Open. 6. Ribs that attach directly to the sternum are called A) True ribs. B) False ribs. C) Floating ribs. D) BBQ ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True ribs. 7. The root word scoli/o means what A) Pubis. B) Foot. C) Left. D) Crooked. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crooked. 8. Gastrocnemius muscle action A) Hip extension and knee flexion. B) Dorsiflexion. C) Plantar flexion. D) Shoulder abduction, extension and flexsion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plantar flexion. 9. Match the example to the job:Your rib cage protects your heart. A) Gives you shape and support. B) Protects your inner organs. C) Forms blood cells. D) Stores minerals. E) Helps you move (with muscles). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protects your inner organs. 10. The femur of the thigh is considered a(n) ..... bone A) Long. B) Short. C) Irregular. D) Flat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Long. 11. Which of the following doesn't belong with the others? A) Irregular Bones. B) Short Bones. C) Flat Bones. D) Compact Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact Bones. 12. Cords of dense connective tissue that connect muscles to bones A) Hematopoiesis. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tendon. 13. Which part of the bone contains VEINS, ARTERIES and CAPILLARIES? A) Compact Bone. B) Bone Marrow. C) Spongy Bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone Marrow. 14. B4 your nose and ears are supported by A) Blood vessels. B) Cartilage. C) Marrow. D) Red blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 15. Loss of bone density and is associated with aging A) Osteoporosis. B) Gout. C) Rickets. D) Comminuted fractures. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 16. What is Scoliosis? A) Your bones breaking down. B) Calcium holes in your bones. C) Abnormal spine curve. D) Displacement of a shoulder disc. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abnormal spine curve. 17. What is the name of the injury when a bone leaves its normal position in the joint? A) Fracture. B) Sprain. C) Contusion. D) Dislocation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dislocation. 18. What is yellow bone marrow? A) The soft tissue in the bone that makes blood cells. B) The soft tissue in the bone that stores energy as fat. C) The hard dense layer of bone. D) The layer of bone that makes the bones lightweight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The soft tissue in the bone that stores energy as fat. 19. What is the blue shaded area at the top of the femur called? A) The tibular head. B) The trochanter. C) The trochlear notch. D) The femur head. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The femur head. 20. The term used to describe where two bones meet is: A) Tendon. B) Cartilage. C) Joint. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint. ← 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