This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 369 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 369 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the study of the bones and other components of the skeletal system? A) Myology. B) Osteology. C) Orthopedics. D) Neurology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteology. 2. During a hiking trip, you slip and feel a sharp pain in your ankle. The medical guide suggests it might be an issue with the tissue that connects bones to other bones. What is this tissue called? A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Muscles. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 3. Which of the following receptors do opioid analgesics not act upon? A) Delta. B) Alpha. C) Kappa. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alpha. 4. The scientific name for skull is ..... A) Cranium. B) Brain. C) Head. D) Noggin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cranium. 5. The hip bones form a ring called ..... A) Femur. B) Tibia and fibula. C) Knee cap/patella. D) Pelvis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pelvis. 6. Which type of skeleton includes the bones of the limbs and the girdles that connect them to the axial skeleton? A) Skeletal system. B) Vertebral skeleton. C) Axial skeleton. D) Appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Appendicular skeleton. 7. What percentage of bones are made from Calcium? A) 77%. B) 70%. C) 80%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 70%. 8. What type of muscle can be consciously controlled? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal. 9. What is the cushion between the joints? A) Cartilage. B) Callus. C) Hematoma. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 10. Which part of our skeletal system protects our brain? A) Joint. B) Hinge. C) Skull. D) Ribcage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 11. The main function of the musculoskeletal system is to ..... A) Provide movement and support for the body. B) Protect internal organs. C) Provide attachment sites for muscles. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 12. Which of the following structures form part of the axial skeleton? A) Vertebrae column. B) Upper limbs. C) Lower limbs. D) Hip/pelvic girdle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vertebrae column. 13. Shaking your head "no" is an illustration of using what type of joint in your neck? A) Hinge. B) Immoveable. C) Ball and socket. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pivot. 14. Name the joints of the skeletal system? A) Zipper and button. B) Bolt and nut. C) Screw and nail. D) Ball and socket, Pivot, Hinge and Gliding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball and socket, Pivot, Hinge and Gliding. 15. Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle tissue? A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Rough. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rough. 16. The production of new bone during a child's development is accomplished by: A) Bone marrow. B) Osteocytes. C) Osteoclasts. D) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoblasts. 17. The Skull is weak. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 18. How many bones are in the skeleton? A) 80. B) 206. C) 126. D) 260. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 19. Mr. Swatter has a fly on his shoulder, the poor thing. He reaches his right hand over to his left shoulder to try and squish the fly. Which movement is occurring at his ELBOW joint? A) Extension. B) Circumduction. C) Flexion. D) Supination. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flexion. 20. ..... is hardest bone which forms the lower jaw A) Mandible. B) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. ← 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