This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 411 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 411 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A muscle performing an actual movement is also called: A) An agonist. B) An antagonist. C) A synergist. D) None of the options. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An agonist. 2. Organ system formed by bones. A) Respiratory system. B) Skeleton. C) Skeletal System. D) Circulatory System. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal System. 3. Joints that have a space between the adjoining bones A) Fibrous. B) Cartilaginous. C) Synovial. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Synovial. 4. Yellow bone marrow found within bones: A) Calcium stores. B) Stores fat. C) Makes new blood cells. D) Protects soft, internal organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stores fat. 5. An 85 year old woman lost her balance and fell backwards, landing on her bottom. Upon hitting the ground and for hours afterward, she complained of severe back pain. Her family took her to the doctor for Xrays and it was revealed she had compressed her thoracic vertebral bones (T8 & T9), resulting in a fracture. This type of fracture is called a ..... fracture. A) Compression. B) Spiral. C) Greenstick. D) Transverse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compression. 6. Match the Structures of a Typical Bone:E A) Central Canal. B) Lamellae. C) Artery/Vein. D) Endosteum. E) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Artery/Vein. 7. It is the longest and only bone in the upper arm. A) Ulna. B) Radius. C) Scapula. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Humerus. 8. Bone tissue death due to a lack of blood flow A) Avascular necrosis. B) OF. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Paget's disease. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Avascular necrosis. 9. What does the term 'desis' mean? A) To bind, tie together. B) Abnormal condition. C) Deficiency. D) Instrument for viewing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To bind, tie together. 10. Composed of the upper and lower extremities A) Axial Skeleton. B) Appendicular Skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appendicular Skeleton. 11. Artificial means..... A) Natural. B) God made. C) Real. D) Not natural. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not natural. 12. The longest, largest bone in the body: A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Humerus. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Femur. 13. The last two pairs of rib cage are known as ..... A) Flying ribs. B) Floating ribs. C) Sinking ribs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floating ribs. 14. The attachment of the tendon of a muscle which moves the bone is called the ..... A) Origin. B) Anchor. C) Ligament. D) Insertion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Insertion. 15. Calcitonin increases ..... activity ..... A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoblasts. 16. The total number of the bones in an adult human are A) 208. B) 206. C) 350. D) 260. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 17. Which is the softer bone in the middle layer? A) Bone marrow. B) Spongy bone. C) Compact bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spongy bone. 18. The carpals are your ankle bones. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Pelvic bones and Vertebra are considered ..... A) Flat bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular bones. 20. The axial skeleton is the core or central axis of the skeleton A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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