This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 480 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 480 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Articulation is the same as A) Joint. B) Long bone. C) Short bone. D) Irregular bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joint. 2. What is the shape of the vertebrae, hip, and some skull bones? A) Long. B) Flat. C) Short. D) Sesamoid. E) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Irregular. 3. Which of the following is a combining form that means bone? A) Search. B) So that. C) Chondr/o. D) Spondyl/o. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So that. 4. Tiny holes in bone for blood vessels and nerves to enter A) Epiphysis. B) Yellow marrow. C) Nutrient foramen. D) Medullary cavity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nutrient foramen. 5. What are the two functions of the bone's marrow cavities? A) A. Movement and protection. B) Fat storage and blood cell formation. C) Support and protection. D) Support and movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fat storage and blood cell formation. 6. It is characterized by stiffness, inflammation, and pain. A) Wound. B) Arthritis. C) Toothache. D) Headache. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arthritis. 7. The soft spots in a baby's skull are called a ..... and are made up of ..... A) Fontanel, bone. B) Fontanel, cartilage. C) Sutures, cartilage. D) Sutures, bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fontanel, cartilage. 8. Which bone is thickest? A) Tibia. B) Phibia. C) Tibula. D) Fibula. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tibia. 9. What is the condition characterized by a decrease in bone mass and density, causing bones to become fragile? A) Osteoporosis. B) Osteoarthritis. C) Rheumatoid arthritis. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoporosis. 10. Muscles can push. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. The tibia and fibula attach to a large bone in the foot called the ..... A) Patella. B) Clavicle. C) Talus. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talus. 12. What do the vertebrae protect? A) Brain. B) Lungs. C) Kidneys. D) Spinal cord. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spinal cord. 13. Blood cells are produced inside the A) Veins. B) Arteries. C) Bones. D) Heart. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bones. 14. If wrong blood type will be given during transfusion, clot forms and blocks blood vessel. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 15. Why are red blood cells important for athletes? A) Carry oxygen to working muscles. B) Fight infection. C) Transport nutrients. D) Produce energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carry oxygen to working muscles. 16. Mrs. Rivera thought it would be funny to wear one olive colored shoe and one gold colored shoe to school on Friday to support Dons school spirit. The olive shoe is on the ..... side of the body compared to the gold shoe: A) Unilateral. B) Ipsilateral. C) Bilateral. D) Contralateral. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contralateral. 17. What is located at number 16? A) Patella. B) Tibia. C) Fibula. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fibula. 18. Which is NOT a part of the bone? A) Cancellous Bone (Spongey). B) Ulna. C) Compact Bone (Hard). D) Bone Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ulna. 19. Where can you find the fused joints? A) In the skul. B) In the skull. C) How can I know?. D) At the elbow or at the knee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the skull. 20. The connective tissue that connects bone to bone at joints is the ..... ? A) Tendons. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Muscle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligaments. ← 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