This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 413 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 413 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many bones are in the average adult human body? A) 300. B) 199, 999. C) 56. D) 206. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 206. 2. The hard palate is made of which bones? A) Maxilla and palatine. B) Maxilla and mandible. C) Palatine and mandible. D) Vomer and palatine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maxilla and palatine. 3. What is the inside of the bone that holds bone marrow called? A) Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Endosteum. E) Medulla. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Medulla. 4. What kind of tissue is the forerunner of long bones in the embryo? A) Hyaline cartilage. B) Fibrocartilage. C) Elastic cartilage. D) Dense fibrous connective tissue. E) Elastic connective tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyaline cartilage. 5. The branching network of bone in spongy bone is called A) Lamellae. B) Lacunae. C) Osteoclasts. D) Beams. E) Osteoblasts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beams. 6. Which system's primary function is movement and flexibility? A) Muscular. B) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular. 7. Animals with a back bone A) Invertebrates. B) Vertebrates. C) Cartilage. D) Segments. E) Mucous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrates. 8. What fraction of the human population has an extra pair of ribs? A) 1 in 500. B) 1 in 50. C) 1 in 5, 000. D) 1 in 50, 000. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 in 500. 9. Which organ system below which are attached to the bones to help them to move? A) Digestive system. B) Skeletal system. C) Circulatory system. D) Muscular system. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscular system. 10. One way to care for you bones is being physically active A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 11. What type of bones are found where tendons pass over joints? A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Sesamoid bones. D) Flat bones. E) Irregular bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sesamoid bones. 12. Which type of bone is responsible for hematopoiesis? A) Long bones. B) Flat bones. C) Irregular bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Flat bones. 13. A part of a bone that sticks out. A) Process. B) Sinus. C) Meatus. D) Foramen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process. 14. Spongy bone would primarily be found where in a bone? A) Diaphysis. B) Periosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Endosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Epiphysis. 15. This connective tissue is on the outer layer of some bones and provides a cushion to keep the bones from grinding together A) Joints. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 16. The bones are held together at the joints by strong structure called A) Ball and socket joints. B) Immovable Joints. C) Pivot Joints. D) Ligaments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ligaments. 17. What are the two largest tarsals in the foot that carry most of the body's weight? A) Calcaneus and talus. B) Talus and cuboid. C) Cuboid and navicular. D) Cuneiform and calcaneus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calcaneus and talus. 18. How many pairs of ribs are in the human body? A) 8. B) 10. C) 12. D) 20. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 12. 19. The bone to protect brain and support our face is ..... A) Neck bone. B) Collar bone. C) Skull. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skull. 20. Which skeletal system does the skull A) Axial. B) Appendicular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial. ← 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