This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 347 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 347 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Inside the compact outer layer of many bones you will find a lighter and less dense type of bone tissue (because it is porous). What is this type of bone called? A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Bone marrow. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 2. Which type of skeleton do insects have? A) Axial skeleton. B) Exoskeleton. C) Hydrostatic skeleton. D) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton. 3. True or False. Muscles push bones? A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. This is where extra bone is made to help your bones grow longer. A) Periosteum Growth Plate. B) Endosteum Growth Plate. C) Diaphyseal Growth Plate. D) Epiphyseal Growth Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epiphyseal Growth Plate. 5. Areas where two or more bones join together. A) Sutures. B) Ligaments. C) Joints. D) Foramina. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joints. 6. Where in the long bone would you expect to find bone marrow? A) At the articular cartilage regions. B) On the periosteum. C) In the medullary cavity. D) Bone marrow is NOT found in long bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the medullary cavity. 7. Which bone is the strongest and longest in the human body? A) Skull. B) Ribs. C) Femur. D) Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Femur. 8. The strongest bone of the body is the ..... A) Tibia. B) Fibula. C) Humerus. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Femur. 9. This part of bones is like a lattice of small reinforcements that gives bones strength but without adding mass: A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. C) Cartilage. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 10. How movable is the pelvis? A) Slightly movable. B) Not movable. C) Very movable. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slightly movable. 11. The epiphyseal plate allows the diaphysis of the bone to increase in diameter. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. Lay new bone tissue and produce bone cells called osteocytes A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts. 13. True/False:Ligaments are strong cords that connect bone to bone A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The tailbone is part of the A) Appendicular bones. B) Axial bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Axial bones. 15. Which of these skeletons provides the best protection for animals? A) Endoskeleton. B) Exoskeleton. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exoskeleton. 16. What is the name of the collection of blood that forms at the site of a bone fracture? A) Aneurysm. B) Thrombus. C) Hematoma. D) Embolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hematoma. 17. Which of the following is not related to the human blood circulation system? Which of the following is not related to the human blood circulation system? A) Blood Blood. B) Heart. C) Skin Skin. D) Blood vesselsBlood vessels. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skin Skin. 18. The skeletal system functions most like the ..... in a cell. A) Cell membrane. B) Cell wall. C) Mitochondria. D) Nucleus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell wall. 19. Which of these cavities contains the stomach? A) "Pelvic". B) "Spinal". C) "Thoracic". D) "Abdominal". Show Answer Correct Answer: D) "Abdominal". 20. Which main joint is found in the pelvic and rib area? A) Synovial Joint. B) Cartilaginous Joint. C) Fibrous Joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilaginous 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