This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 424 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 424 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A place in the body where two or more bones connect. A) Spongy Bone. B) Red bone marrow. C) Compact bone. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Joint. 2. Also known as INFANTILE OSTEOMALACIA, is a deficiency disease occurring in children. This disease is characterized by abnormal bone growth due to lack of vitamin D that is sometimes due to lack of Sun exposure. A) Rickets. B) Paget's Disease. C) Osteonecrosis. D) Short Stature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rickets. 3. What part of the skeleton is in the center of your body A) Spinal Cord. B) Neck. C) Backbone. D) Spinal Cord and Backbone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal Cord and Backbone. 4. A fixed or movable joint between bones is also called a(n) ..... A) Articulation. B) Bursa sac. C) Fontanel. D) Suture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Articulation. 5. Which one is a function of the skin? A) Eliminates water. B) Produces vitamin D. C) Develop information. D) Mantaining a hot temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Produces vitamin D. 6. Which synovial joint structure is composed of dense regular connective tissue, connects bone to bone, and functions to stabilize, strengthen and reinforce the joint? A) Ligament. B) Articular cartilage. C) Tendon. D) Synovial membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ligament. 7. Group of diseases of muscles causing cell deterioration: A) Muscular dystrophy. B) Muscle hypertrophy. C) Muscle Cancer. D) Muscular Fatigue. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muscular dystrophy. 8. This joint allows only back and forth movement A) Hinge joint. B) Gliding joint. C) Pivot joint. D) Ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hinge joint. 9. The diaphysis, epiphysis, and medullary cavity are A) Formed by osteons. B) Filled with bone marrow. C) Structures of a long bone. D) More than one of the above is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Structures of a long bone. 10. It is made of very thick and elastic material making them touch where they can stretch when the bones move. The bones do not separate even if they do a lot of movement because it holds it together. A) Achiles. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 11. What type of muscle tissue is found in the heart? A) Skeletal. B) Smooth. C) Cardiac. D) Voluntary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cardiac. 12. Which nerve that can be injured by fracture of the neck of fibula? A) Common Peroneal nerve. B) Tibial nerve. C) Nerve to Popliteus muscle. D) Nerve to gastrocnemius muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Common Peroneal nerve. 13. Which of the following are examples of a short bone? A) Ribs. B) Patella. C) Metatarsals. D) Humerus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metatarsals. 14. Which organ(s) is not protected by the thoracic cage? A) Heart. B) Lungs. C) Liver. D) Lower intestine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lower intestine. 15. The hip bone. A) Humerus. B) Femur. C) Pelvis. D) Ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pelvis. 16. Which body system controls the level of calcium in the blood? A) Endocrine. B) Respiratory. C) Cardiovascular. D) Digestive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endocrine. 17. Arthritis that attacks the joints via immune system A) Osteoarthritis. B) Osteoporosis. C) Rheumatoid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rheumatoid. 18. What is the process of cartilage becoming bone called? A) Ossication. B) Ossification. C) Ossification. D) Osteoporosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ossification. 19. Which of the body structures listed below is NOT made of cartilage A) Spinal disks. B) External parts of the ear. C) Achilles tendon. D) Cushion between joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Achilles tendon. 20. The skeleton is like the ..... of a house. A) Bones. B) Framework. C) Protects. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Framework. ← 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