This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 427 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 427 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Epiphyseal plate is known as the: A) Shaft. B) Skeleton. C) Growth Plate. D) End of the Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth Plate. 2. Which of these is not a long bone? A) Femur. B) Ulna. C) Humerus. D) Carpals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carpals. 3. What connects 2 bones A) Tendon. B) Ligament. C) Cartilage. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament. 4. Abigail, Grace, and Mia are learning about the skeletal system. They discovered an organ that is flexible but still provides protection and support. Can you guess which organ they found? A) Ligaments. B) Bones. C) Tendons. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cartilage. 5. When bone grows into pre-existing cartilage, the process is called A) Osteoblastation. B) Primary Ossification. C) Endochondral Ossification. D) Intramenbranous Ossification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endochondral Ossification. 6. The brain interprets and stores information. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. Which of the following inherited traits are the most important in bird flight? A) Beak design. B) Hollow bones. C) Talons on their feet. D) Specialized eyes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hollow bones. 8. Skeletal muscle fibers are A) Located in walls of hollow organs and appear spindle-shaped. B) Located in muscles that are attached to the skeleton and are striated and are under voluntary control. C) Located in the walls of the heart and appear striated. D) Are part of the endocrine system and appear cuboidal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Located in muscles that are attached to the skeleton and are striated and are under voluntary control. 9. Your bones are dead cells. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 10. What is the job of a turbine? A) When it spins, it makes sparks causing electricity. B) It moves the energy from the flow of water to a generator. C) It slows down the speed of the water to keep it at a steady pace. D) It controls the water so it can be pumped back up the dam. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It moves the energy from the flow of water to a generator. 11. Which two organ systems work together to help you move? A) Skeletal and Muscular. B) Skeletal and Circulatory. C) Muscular and Circulatory. D) Digestive and Excretory. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal and Muscular. 12. Compact bone is made of A) Beams. B) Osteons. C) Canaliculi. D) Central canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteons. 13. Specialized cells that are responsible for bone formation, regulation, and repair. A) Osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts. B) Collagens and other proteins. C) Calcium and phosphate minerals. D) Red bone marrow. E) Yellow bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts. 14. The appendicular skeleton consists of the shoulder and pelvic girdles. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. What are bones that are as wide as they are long? A) Irregular bones. B) Long bones. C) Flat bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Short bones. 16. What purpose does yellow bone marrow serve? A) Make new blood cells. B) Calcium production. C) Energy and fat storage. D) Protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Energy and fat storage. 17. The femur bones of the human body are also known as A) Wrist bone. B) Thigh bone. C) Shoulder bones. D) Collar bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thigh bone. 18. The virutally useless last four fused vertebrae in the spinal column A) Humerus. B) Femur. C) Coccyx. D) Sacred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coccyx. 19. What is #19? A) Ribs. B) Pelvis. C) Vertebrae. D) Strive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strive. 20. What are cavities containing bone cells? A) Osteocyte. B) Osteoblast. C) Lacunae. D) Lamella. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lacunae. ← 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