This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 416 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 416 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which bone is composed of trabeculae? A) Spongy. B) Cartilage. C) Compact. D) Articulate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy. 2. What is the main function of the skull? A) To keep out electromagnetic waves. B) Allows for movement from one place to another. C) Produces brain cells. D) Protects the brain from injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protects the brain from injury. 3. Muscles are partially contracted at all times, this is known as? A) Hypertrophy. B) Muscle tone. C) Atrophy. D) Strain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Muscle tone. 4. This bone holds your teeth and helps you chew and talk A) Mandible. B) Cranium. C) Sternum. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 5. Which of the following is NOT a function of the periosteum? A) Bone growth. B) Repair of bones. C) Nutrition of bones. D) Muscle contraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Muscle contraction. 6. AKA:Spongy Bone A) Cancellous Bone. B) Trabecullae Bone. C) Compact Bone. D) Spongiform Bone. E) Osteoporosis Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cancellous Bone. 7. Bones protect you internal organs. For example, ribs surround the heart and lungs, and the skull encloses the brain. Los huesos protegen tus órganos internos. Por ejemplo, las costillas rodean el corazón y los pulmones, y el cráneo encierra el cerebro. A) True True. B) False False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True True. 8. What food contains Calcium that gets stored in our bones and keeps them healthy? A) Milk. B) Oranges. C) Mountain Dew. D) Celery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Milk. 9. It's a picture of the inside of the body, usually of the bones A) Electrocardiogram. B) X-ray. C) 3-D image. D) Ecography. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) X-ray. 10. A ..... is an important part of the nervous system A) Spinal cord. B) Head. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spinal cord. 11. Irregular bones protect your vital organsand also provide attachment of muscles to help movement for every type of physical exercise A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. How many vertebrae does an adult have? A) 23. B) 24. C) 25. D) 26. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 26. 13. Match the Long Bone Structures:G A) Distal Epiphysis. B) Diaphysis. C) Periosteum. D) Proximal Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diaphysis. 14. What combining form means straight? A) Cortic/o. B) Medull/o. C) Orth/o. D) Synovial membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Orth/o. 15. This bone can also be known as the shin bone? A) Femur. B) Tibia. C) Fibula. D) Metatarsals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tibia. 16. What surrounds spongy bones? A) Muscles. B) Cartilage. C) Blood vessels. D) Compact bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compact bones. 17. The outside layer of the bone is called the ..... A) Periosteum. B) Diaphysis. C) Epiphysis. D) Epiphyseal Plate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Periosteum. 18. The place where bones meet A) Joint. B) Ligament. C) Tendon. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 19. Tough bands of tissue that attach your muscles to bones A) Tendons. B) Joints. C) Ligaments. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tendons. 20. Specialized bone cells that clear away weakened or damaged bone cells are ..... A) Osteoclasts. B) Osteoblasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Ossiferous cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoclasts. ← 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