This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 56 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 56 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Rickets can be caused by a deficiency of this vitamin that is needed to absorb calcium into the bloodstream. A) Vitamin A. B) Vitamin C. C) Vitamin D. D) Vitamin E. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vitamin D. 2. The neurotransmitter that signals muscle contraction is ..... A) Calcium. B) Actin. C) Myosin. D) Ach (acetylcholine). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ach (acetylcholine). 3. The elbow is a A) Ball and socket joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Not a joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge joint. 4. What are the two most important minerals bones are made up of? A) Iron and Zinc. B) Manganese and Magnesium. C) Sodium and Sulfates. D) Calcium and Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium and Phosphorus. 5. Which function of the skeletal system would be especially important if you were in a car accident? A) Storage of minerals. B) Protection of internal organs. C) Facilitation of movement. D) Fat storage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protection of internal organs. 6. What is the definition of diaphysis? A) A tubular shaft that runs between the proximal and distal ends of a long bone. B) A wide section at each end of a long bone filled with spongy bone and red marrow. C) A thin and curved bone that serves as a point of attachment for muscles and protects internal organs. D) A broken bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tubular shaft that runs between the proximal and distal ends of a long bone. 7. Joint pain A) Arthralgia. B) Bursitis. C) Osteositis. D) Gout. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthralgia. 8. What creates the blood cells? A) Bones. B) Muscles. C) Heart. D) Veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bones. 9. -Malacia A) Softening. B) Child. C) Collarbone. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Softening. 10. What holds bones together at a joint? A) Cartilage. B) Tendon. C) Ligament. D) Joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 11. The biggest, strongest, longest bone in our body is A) Your Skull. B) Your Ribs. C) Your jaw. D) Your thigh bone (Femur). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Your thigh bone (Femur). 12. What is one True statement about the muscular system? A) The cardiac muscle:involuntary muscle (ex. moves food through the digestive tract ). B) The smooth muscle:pumps heart (only found in heart). C) The skeletal muscle:movement of the body (ex. Muscles in your arms and legs). D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The skeletal muscle:movement of the body (ex. Muscles in your arms and legs). 13. What structures lines the medullary cavity? A) Yellow marrow. B) Compact bone tissue. C) Endosteum. D) Periosteum. E) Articular cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Endosteum. 14. What type of bone is the Humerus (Arm)? A) Flat. B) Irregular. C) Long. D) Short. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Long. 15. The skeleton provides a rigid framework that supports the body and protects the internal organs. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 16. Flat bone in the middle of your chest. A) Sternum. B) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 17. What are the three types of joints in the skeletal system? A) Muscular joints, ligamentous joints, and tendinous joints. B) Fibrous joints, cartilaginous joints, and synovial joints. C) Hinge joints, pivot joints, and ball-and-socket joints. D) Suture joints, symphysis joints, and gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hinge joints, pivot joints, and ball-and-socket joints. 18. Which term means an attempt to return the affected bone to its normal alignment by manually applied forces? A) Immobilization. B) Closed reduction. C) Traction. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed reduction. 19. Who has more bones? A) Child. B) Adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child. 20. The smallest unit of all organisms are ..... A) Cells. B) Tissues. C) Organs. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cells. ← 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