This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 389 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 389 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ligaments connect bones to ..... A) Bones. B) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones. 2. In adults, where do you find cartilage in the bone? A) Bone marrow. B) At the ends of the bone. C) Compact bone. D) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At the ends of the bone. 3. The ..... skeletal division is involved in locomotion and manipulation of the environment. A) Axial. B) Appendicular. C) Articulating. D) Cartilaginous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular. 4. What type of bones are muscles attached to? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bones. 5. The type of joint between the sternum and ribs is called ..... A) Fixed. B) Fibrous. C) Synovial. D) Cartilaginous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilaginous. 6. Which of the following is an example of a ball and socket joint? A) Humerus and ulna. B) Shoulder. C) Radius/ulna. D) Carpal bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoulder. 7. Osteogenic A) Bone stem cells able to differentiate into the other types of cells. B) Bone-building cells that secrete matrix. C) Remodel bones and cause them to release calcium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone-building cells that secrete matrix. 8. The shoulder muscles can perform which movement:(choose best answer) A) Rotation. B) Circumduction. C) Pronation. D) Supination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circumduction. 9. ..... bone provides most of the strength and support for a bone. A) Compact bone. B) Spongy bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 10. The two extremities or ends of the bones are called ..... A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Periosteum. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epiphysis. 11. Which of the following is the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots? A) Axle. B) Hub. C) Support. D) Kingpin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Support. 12. The tibia and fibula are located in your ..... ? A) Neck. B) Leg. C) Arm. D) Spine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leg. 13. Name the longest bone in the human body. A) Fibula. B) Femur. C) Humerus. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Femur. 14. What its the name of the first cervical vertebra? A) Axis. B) Atlas. C) Alpha. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atlas. 15. The double-layered, tough, fibrous membrane covering a long bone is called: A) Periosteum. B) Endosteum. C) The medullary covering. D) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 16. Bones of the fingers and toes are called ..... A) Phalanges. B) Tarsals. C) Metaphalanges. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phalanges. 17. Our body is made up of a frame called A) Blood vessels. B) Muscles. C) Skeleton. D) Neuron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeleton. 18. Which technique is a screening test for osteoporosis? A) Arthroscopy. B) Ultrasonic bone density testing. C) Bone marrow biopsy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ultrasonic bone density testing. 19. Which of the following is an example of a third class lever? A) Head & Neck joint. B) Ankle joint. C) Elbow joint. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Elbow joint. 20. Hey Luna, Elijah, and Sophia, do you know what the hollow spaces in our skulls are called? It's a fun fact! A) Nose cavities. B) Sinuses. C) Patella. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sinuses. ← 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