This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 336 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 336 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... is composed of collagen and inorganic materials like calcium and phosphate in the bone tissue. A) Osteocyte. B) Ossein. C) Cartilage. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossein. 2. How many vertebrae are in the thoracic region of the spine? A) 12. B) 10. C) 7. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 12. 3. What are bones used for? A) Support, protection, digestion, shape. B) Support, movement, protection, shape, make calcium. C) Support, protection, sanitation, shape. D) Make blood, shape, protection, structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make blood, shape, protection, structure. 4. Where are voluntary (skeletal) muscles found in the body? A) On skin. B) On nerves. C) On organs. D) On bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On bones. 5. A floating bone designed to protect the knee joint. A) Humerus. B) Scapula. C) Patella. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Patella. 6. Axial Skeleton does what? A) Is the part of your skeleton that can move easily. These are your arms, legs, feet, and hands. B) Moves less but supports the body's weight and protect internal tissues. Your skull protects your brain and your ribs and breastbone protect the heart and lungs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Moves less but supports the body's weight and protect internal tissues. Your skull protects your brain and your ribs and breastbone protect the heart and lungs. 7. The backbone is also called vertebral column A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. What joins the bones together? A) Muscles. B) Tendons. C) Joints. D) Knobs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 9. What is the joint where the rounded end of one bone fits into a ring? A) Saddle. B) Ball and socket. C) Condyloid. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pivot. 10. Which one is not included as Appendicular skeleton? A) Sternum. B) Clavicle. C) Humerus. D) Scapula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 11. Nicole a fitness guru feels compelled to do a few jumping jacks. Which movement is taking place as her hands come together above her head? A) Extension. B) Adduction. C) Circumduction. D) Abduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abduction. 12. What type of bone marrow produces blood cells? A) Yellow. B) Red. C) Blue. D) Unicorn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 13. What is the longest bones in the human skeleton? A) The clavicle. B) The ribs. C) The femur. D) The humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The femur. 14. One similarity between the big toes and the thumb is A) Both are opposable. B) Both have 3 phalanges. C) Both have 2 phalanges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both have 2 phalanges. 15. Which bone is responsible for protecting your heart? A) Sternum. B) Cranium. C) Mandible. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 16. What is the function of the Cranium? A) Helps protect the nerves to the brain. B) Helps support the vertebral column. C) Helps protect the brain. D) Helps protect the spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helps protect the brain. 17. What is the name of the skeletal disease that is caused by the lack of vit D? A) Acromegaly. B) Osteoporosis. C) Rachitis. D) Dwarfism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rachitis. 18. Arthritis is A) It is a term that describes the pain and disease of a joint. B) It means that the bones become weak and look porous. C) It describes loss of muscle strength and muscle mass. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a term that describes the pain and disease of a joint. 19. This function of the skin that allows the body to retain or lose heat. A) Body temperature regulation. B) Storage. C) Excretion. D) Absorption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Body temperature regulation. 20. Fx A) Fracture. B) Rheumatiod factor. C) Fibula; lower leg bone. D) Foot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fracture. ← 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