This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 490 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 490 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many main parts of skeletal system A) 1. B) 6. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 2. Which of the following is a hinge joint? A) Hip. B) Elbow. C) Shoulder. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elbow. 3. What protects the vertebrae? A) Cartilage. B) Marrow. C) Tendons. D) Shield. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 4. What are two ways to keep your bones strong and healthy? A) Eat candy and sit around playing video games all the time. B) Eat only vegetables and fruits. C) Eat dairy products and exercise. D) Take vitamins and drink diet pop. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eat dairy products and exercise. 5. Which phrase best describes the inorganic part of bone tissue? A) Is the primary material in bone tissue. B) Provides a soft framework for the bone. C) Consists mostly of protein. D) Resists tensile or pulling forces. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is the primary material in bone tissue. 6. Which type of bone cells are responsible for dissolving old bone matrix? A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteocytes. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 7. Joints that allow slight movement A) You jointed. B) Amphiarthroses. C) Diarthroses. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Amphiarthroses. 8. ..... are the cells responsible for production of new bone. A) Osteocytes. B) Osteoclasts. C) Osteoblasts. D) Osteons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Osteoblasts. 9. How many bones baby got? A) 206. B) 399. C) 300. D) 260. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 300. 10. It is a long, flat bone at the middle of the chest attached to cagelike curved bones. A) Sternum. B) Vertebrae. C) Scapula. D) Clavicles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 11. How many bones make up the adult human body? A) 106. B) 206. C) 306. D) 406. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 12. The sternum belongs to A) Axial skeleton. B) The appendicular skeleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Axial skeleton. 13. Define this major function Protection A) Minerals like calcium are stored in the bones to add strength. B) Red and white blood cells are produced in the bone marrow found in many bones. C) It is our body's framework. It provides shape for our body, holds our vital organs in place and allows us to have a good posture. D) It protects our delicate organs e.g.-the SKULL protects the BRAIN, and the RIB CAGE protects the HEART and LUNGS etc . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It protects our delicate organs e.g.-the SKULL protects the BRAIN, and the RIB CAGE protects the HEART and LUNGS etc . 14. Which of these is a sign of sarcopenia? A) Strong bones. B) Frailty. C) Good mobility. D) Big muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frailty. 15. The thumb is an example of which type of joint? A) Hinge. B) Ball and Socket. C) Ellipsoid/Condyloid. D) Pivot. E) Saddle. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Saddle. 16. What is the term for the group of bones that form the ankle and heel? A) Metatarsal bones. B) Phalanges. C) Tarsal bones. D) Carpal bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tarsal bones. 17. The ends of bones a covered with a smooth, slippery thick layer of tissue called ..... ? This can be found in your nose and ears. A) Tendons. B) Cartilage. C) Ligaments. D) Periosteum. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 18. The lumbar and sacral vertebrae in birds are not flexible A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. ..... cushions the ends of bone and forms flexible parts like your nose and ears. A) Cartilage. B) Ligament. C) Muscle. D) Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cartilage. 20. Pivot joints are found in A) Neck. B) Fingers. C) Elbow. D) Shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Neck. ← 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