This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 356 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 356 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What are the two main types of bone tissue? A) Compact and spongy bone. B) Long and short bone. C) White and red bone. D) Hard and soft bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact and spongy bone. 2. Whats protecting our heart and lungs A) Rib. B) Cage. C) Shoulder girdle. D) Rib cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rib cage. 3. The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint. A) Ball and socket. B) Hinge. C) Gliding. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 4. A joint that allows bones to turn is called ..... A) A slide joint. B) A pivot joint. C) A ball-and-socket joint. D) A hinge joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A pivot joint. 5. Stem cells for bone A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteogenic cells. D) Osteocytes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteogenic cells. 6. Process of bone formation before birth: A) Ossification. B) Hematopoiesis. C) Appositional growth. D) Atrophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ossification. 7. The main functions of the skeletal system are to provide framework to support the body, produce blood cells, store fat and ..... protect soft tissues, and help create body motion. A) Oxygen. B) Glucose. C) Minerals. D) Vitamins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minerals. 8. The longest and strongest bone in the body is ..... A) Skull. B) Femur. C) Shin. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 9. ..... is where 2 bones meet A) Tendon. B) Bone. C) Joint. D) Ligament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joint. 10. What type of muscle makes up the walls of many internal organs, such as the stomach? A) Smooth. B) Cardiac. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smooth. 11. ..... cover the surface of mature bones? A) Perichondrium. B) Endosteum. C) Periosteum. D) Osteon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Periosteum. 12. What suture connects the occipital and parietal bones? A) Coronal. B) Lambdoidal. C) Sagittal. D) Squamosal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lambdoidal. 13. What is the scientific name of the upper 'jaw bone'? A) Maxilla. B) Mandible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxilla. 14. A joint that allows movement in 1 direction A) Hinge. B) Ball and socket. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 15. There are two kinds of skeletons a external "case" and a internal "frame" . What terms might be used to denote which is which? A) Endoskeleton for insideExoskeleton for outside. B) Endoskeleton for inside Ecto skeleton for outside. C) Arctoskeleton and Thermoskeleton. D) Hard skeleton and Soft skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endoskeleton for insideExoskeleton for outside. 16. Type of synovial joint that allows motion in one direction only. A) Hinge. B) Condyloid. C) Saddle. D) Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge. 17. Rectus abdominus muscle action A) Hip extention. B) Hip flexion and knee extention. C) Hip adduction. D) Trunk flexion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Trunk flexion. 18. Which label is the periosteum? A) K. B) A. C) B. D) C. E) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) K. 19. What can make our bones denser (stronger)? A) Junk food. B) Exercise. C) Stress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exercise. 20. A long bone at the center of the Chest is called ..... A) Sternum. B) Floating ribs. C) Femur. D) Vertebrae. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. ← 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