This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 462 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 462 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It is attached to the base of the skull A) Backbone or spine. B) Breastbone. C) Ribs. D) Floating ribs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Backbone or spine. 2. The skeletal and muscular systems work together in pairs by ..... A) Moving in any direction. B) Sitting and standing. C) Moving in a circular motiom. D) Contracting and relaxing. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contracting and relaxing. 3. Which bone groups are in your hand? A) Tarsals and Metatarsals. B) Carpals and Metacarpals. C) Tibia and Fibula. D) Phalanges and Patella. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carpals and Metacarpals. 4. A bundle of muscle cells. A) Sarcomere. B) Fiber. C) Fascicle. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fascicle. 5. What are the openings in bones that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone called? A) Foramina. B) Carpals. C) Metacarpals. D) Epiphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foramina. 6. The tail feathers attatched to the pygostyle are used for steering and breaking in flight A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. This type of bone is dense and very hard. This is where calcium to stored A) Compact Bone. B) Spongy Bone. C) Bone Marrow. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compact Bone. 8. Where is the Hinge found? A) Elbows and knees. B) Ankles and wrists. C) Shoulders and hips. D) Fingers and toes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elbows and knees. 9. What are the four functions of our skeletal system? A) Think, eat, stablize, run. B) Move, make blood cells, sing, cry. C) Stablize, protect, move, make blood cells. D) Sleep, read, sit, protect. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stablize, protect, move, make blood cells. 10. Most insects have this type skeleton. A) Appendicular. B) Axial. C) Exoskeleton. D) Endoskeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exoskeleton. 11. Carpals and tarsals (wrist & ankle) are examples of this type of joint A) Condyloid. B) Gliding. C) Hinge. D) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gliding. 12. How many bones are humans born with? A) 300. B) 200. C) 100. D) 200. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300. 13. What is Hip Dysplasia A) Genetic disorder where the ball and socket joint of the hip do not fit correctly. B) Inflammation of the joint and surrounding tissues. C) Inflammation or pressure that is present between vertebrae. D) Diagnosed through examination of the cranial drawer sign. E) The result of traumatic injury. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic disorder where the ball and socket joint of the hip do not fit correctly. 14. Immobile/near immobile joints are called ..... A) Syntharsoses. B) Amphiarthroses. C) Diarthroses. D) You signed up. E) Synchondroses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Syntharsoses. 15. A band-like tissue that connects bone to bone A) Elastic Bands. B) Tendon. C) Ligaments. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligaments. 16. What can you infer from the statement-" babies have more number bones than adults" ? A) Most adults suffer from bone loss. B) Teenagers also have more bones than adults. C) Babies bones fuse together as they grow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Babies bones fuse together as they grow. 17. Which medical term means to the front? A) Supine. B) Anterior. C) Lateral. D) Inferior. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anterior. 18. The most active type of muscle in the body is the ..... A) Cardiac muscle. B) Smooth muscle. C) Skeletal muscle. D) Hamstring muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cardiac muscle. 19. Abnormal lateral S curve in spine-S/S:uneven shoulders, hips, and leg lengths A) Rickets. B) Scoliosis. C) Lordosis. D) Kyphosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scoliosis. 20. In intramembranous bone growth, this tissue is formed first. A) Spongy bone. B) Periosteum. C) Hyaline cartilage. D) Compact bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spongy bone. ← 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