This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 422 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 422 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Irregular A) I dont know. B) Provides support and stability. C) Embedded in tendons. D) Complex formation with variances in shape and structure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex formation with variances in shape and structure. 2. Each of the series of small bones forming the backbone, having several projections for articulation and muscle attachment, and a hole through which the spinal cord passes is what? A) Backbone. B) Vertebrae. C) Spine. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vertebrae. 3. Delicate lining of the medullary cavity A) Endosteum. B) Periosteum. C) Compact bone. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endosteum. 4. One of the functions of the skeletal system is to give the body shape and support. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. The place in the bone where red and white cells are made is ..... A) Periosteum. B) Bone marrow. C) Spongy bone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bone marrow. 6. Mandible and vertebrae are classified as ..... bones. A) Flat. B) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular. 7. The surgical removal of a joint? A) Arthrotomy. B) Arthrectomy. C) Osetotomes. D) Ostectomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthrectomy. 8. A disease that results in a decrease in bone mass and mineral density A) Paget's disease. B) Osteonecrosis. C) Osteomyelitis. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Osteoporosis. 9. We can bend, then straightened our fingers, these movements are made possible by ..... A) Gliding joints. B) Pivot joints. C) Hinge joints. D) Ball-and-socket joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge joints. 10. What is the function of the discs and the S-shaped structure of the vertebral column? A) To make the body trunk rigid. B) To facilitate bending only forward. C) To prevent shock to the head when we walk or run. D) To support arm movements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To prevent shock to the head when we walk or run. 11. Closest point to the attachment of the trunk is called A) Proximal. B) Distal. C) Cranial. D) Caudal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Proximal. 12. The elastic, bony cage that acts as a protective framework for the heart and lungs is the ..... A) Sternum. B) Thorax. C) Scapula. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thorax. 13. The bones of the skeleton store important minerals. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. Name the marking based on the description:rough surface A) Spine. B) Tuberosity. C) Fossa. D) Articulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tuberosity. 15. What type of joint is found in your fingers, elbows, and knees? A) Ball and Socket. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hinge. 16. Tissue that receives stimuli and sends the impulse to the spinal chord and brain A) Nervous. B) Connective. C) Epithelial. D) Muscular. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nervous. 17. -listhesis A) To break surgically. B) Porous. C) Slipping. D) Hardening. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slipping. 18. Where in the body can you find an example of a cartilaginous (slightly movable) joint? A) Knee. B) Rib cage. C) Elbow. D) Hip. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rib cage. 19. Where is the tibia bone located? A) Upper arm. B) Upper leg. C) Lower leg. D) Forearm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lower leg. 20. What is the Medical Term for rib? A) Cost/o. B) Skulls. C) Cervic/o. D) Coccyg/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cost/o. ← 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