This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 656 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 656 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Osteons are composed of all of the following EXCEPT ..... A) Hyaline cartilage. B) Haversian canals. C) Osteocytes. D) Ponds & canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hyaline cartilage. 2. Which of the following is a systemic inflammation of the small joints? A) Osteomyelitis. B) Rheumatoid arthritis. C) Bursitis. D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteomyelitis. 3. Where is the ball and socket joint located? A) Shoulder. B) Neck. C) Elbow. D) Wrist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoulder. 4. Which is an example of a synarthrotic joint? A) Knee. B) Elbow. C) Vertebrae. D) Suture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suture. 5. The disease in which bones become irritated or inflamed because cartilage in the joints has worn away is called ..... A) Arthritis. B) Cancer. C) Osteoporosis. D) Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Arthritis. 6. Connects one bone to another bone and allows movement in very specific directions. A) Cartilage. B) Ligaments. C) Bones. D) Muscles. E) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 7. What is a cartilaginous joint? A) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by tendons. B) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by cartilage. C) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by ligaments. D) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A cartilaginous joint is a type of joint where the bones are connected by cartilage. 8. A disease which is a type of cancer and affects the production of blood cells. A) Osteoporosis. B) Arthritis. C) Rickets. D) Leukemia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leukemia. 9. Which term means "surgical repair of bone" ? A) Osteoplasty. B) Ostealgia. C) Osteoarthritis. D) Arthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteoplasty. 10. The disk shaped portion of a the shorter forearm bone that articulates with the humerus and the radial notch of the ulna is the A) Radius head. B) Radial tuberosity. C) Humerus head. D) Trochlea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius head. 11. What muscles cannot be controlled? A) Skeletal. B) Voluntary. C) Involuntary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Involuntary. 12. Bones protect your..... A) Heart. B) Organs. C) Brain. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 13. Osteogenesis Imperfecta is aka A) Brittle bone disease. B) Rickets. C) Scoliosis. D) Osteomyelitis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brittle bone disease. 14. Connects the ends of bones together A) Tendons. B) Ligaments. C) Joints. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligaments. 15. 1 coccyx is made up from ..... coccygeal bones that fused together. A) 5. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4. 16. Its inhibits bone resorption ..... A) Thyroid. B) Magnesium. C) Calcitonin. D) Parathyroid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcitonin. 17. Which is NOT a muscle type? A) Striated. B) Cardiac. C) Smooth. D) Skeletal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Striated. 18. Where is the skull? A) In my chest. B) In my stomach. C) In my head. D) In my hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In my head. 19. Examples:Most bones of the skull, Ribs, Sternum, Scapula A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Irregular Bone. D) Flat Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flat Bone. 20. Bones fuse together as you grow A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. ← 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