This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 344 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 344 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The ..... connects the pelvis to the patella. A) Fibula. B) Tibia. C) Femur. D) Tarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 2. The bones are hard because they are made of which of the following substances? A) Vitamins. B) Minerals. C) Concrete. D) Sand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Minerals. 3. What parts make up the skeletal system? A) Muscles. B) Bones. C) Tissues. D) Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bones. 4. An example of a hinge joint is? A) The knee. B) The hand. C) The neck. D) In your back. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The knee. 5. The pectoralis major has its origin on the A) Clavicle, sternum and anterior ribs. B) Medial humerus. C) Tibia. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle, sternum and anterior ribs. 6. Which jaw can move in human skull? A) Lower. B) Upper. C) Both. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lower. 7. The skeletal system helps us move. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 8. Special bone forming cells that begin the mineralization process are referred to as what? A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteoclast. C) Ossification. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblast. 9. Look at this picture carefully. Name the bone on number 6! A) Radius. B) Tibia. C) Femur. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibia. 10. What are the structures/organs of the Integumentary System? A) Bones, cartilage, ligaments, joints. B) Skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, cardiac muscle. C) System skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) System skin, hair, nails, sweat glands, oil glands. 11. A ball and socket joint can move in a ..... motion. A) Circular. B) Round. C) Oval. D) Triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Circular. 12. The shoulder and hit are examples of which type of joint? A) Hinge. B) Ball and Socket. C) Ellipsoid/Condyloid. D) Pivot. E) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and Socket. 13. What purpose does red bone marrow serve? A) Produces red blood cells. B) Protects the spongy bone. C) Shock absorption. D) Energy and fat storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Produces red blood cells. 14. What happens to your skeleton as your grow? A) It grows. B) It stays the same size. C) It gets smaller. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It grows. 15. Consists of:❑About 80 bones ❑Among these bones are the skull, ribs, breastbone and vertebral column (backbone) ❑Its most complex part is the skull which consists of 29 bones A) Axial skeleton. B) Vertebral column. C) Appendicular skeleton. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 16. What type of fracture runs parallel to the long axis of a bone? A) Transverse. B) Linear. C) Oblique. D) Greenstick. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linear. 17. Softening and weakening of bones in children usually due to an extreme and prolonged vitamin D deficiency A) Rickets. B) Osteoporosis. C) Osteopenia. D) Osteoarthritis. E) Rheumatoid Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rickets. 18. Your skeletal system: A) Gives your body shape and structure. B) Protect your organs. C) Allow your body to move. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. Look at this picture carefully. What is this? A) Pivot joint. B) Hinge joint. C) Ligament. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball-and-socket joint. 20. -megaly A) Deficiency. B) Surgical repair. C) Incision. D) Enlargement. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Enlargement. ← 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