This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 677 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 677 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bones can bend with lots of exercise. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. Vertebrae are classified as ..... A) Sesamoid bones. B) Irregular bones. C) Long bones. D) Short bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irregular bones. 3. Blood cells are produced in the ..... bone marrow found in long bones. A) Yellow. B) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 4. Which vitamin is needed for proper absorption of calcium in the small intestine? A) A. B) C. C) D. D) E. E) K. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 5. The scientific name of the shoulder blade is the ..... A) Scapula. B) Clavicle. C) Radius. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapula. 6. Which of the following DOES NOT belong in the appendicular skeleton? A) Femur. B) Sternum. C) Phalanges. D) Pelvic girdle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sternum. 7. Areas where the cranial bones have joined together are ..... A) Fontanels. B) Foramina. C) Sinuses. D) Sutures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sutures. 8. What type of movement do your gliding joints make? A) One-way movement. B) Gliding, side to side movement. C) Circular movement. D) No movement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gliding, side to side movement. 9. Bones that consist of a shaft and two ends that are covered with cartilage at the joint surface are classified as ..... A) Short Bones. B) Long Bones. C) Flat Bones. D) Sesamoid Bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long Bones. 10. Which of the following bone (s) is/are NOT part of the axial skeleton? A) Clavicle. B) Scapula. C) Vertebrae. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clavicle. 11. What is an examples of a ball and socket joint A) Knee. B) Ankle. C) Shoulder. D) Neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shoulder. 12. Short answer prep:I can list at least FOUR major functions of the skeleton. A) Yes! or I will study this and be able to today*Correct answer. B) No and I am not going to study this. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes! or I will study this and be able to today*Correct answer. 13. How many muscles it takes to frown? A) 10. B) 20. C) 30. D) 40. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 30. 14. What joint is found in the knuckles? A) Gliding. B) Hinge. C) Pivot. D) Condylar. E) Ball & Socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Condylar. 15. Answer for #11: A) Sternum. B) Scapula. C) Spine. D) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sternum. 16. The center of an osteon that houses blood vessels and nerves is called the A) Haversian canal. B) Volkmann's canal. C) Foster's canal. D) Weissner's canal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Haversian canal. 17. What is the name of the joint on the hands and spines? A) Gliding. B) Ball and socket. C) Hinge. D) Pivot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gliding. 18. Examples:Carpals, tarsals and patella A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Irregular Bone. D) Flat Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short Bone. 19. The central and perforating canals in compact bone are where you would find ..... A) Blood vessels. B) Neurons. C) Bone marrow. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blood vessels. 20. Which the following descrbes the location where bones first forms and increases in diameter? A) Primary ossification center. B) Secondary ossification center. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary ossification center. ← 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