This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 678 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 678 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Bones contain a soft tissue known as the ..... A) Bone Marrow. B) Gall Bladder. C) Liver. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bone Marrow. 2. Which one of these is not a characteristic of bones and joints? A) Improve flexibility. B) Balance. C) Lubricating fluids and joints. D) Blood cells are produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Balance. 3. The spaces of trabeculae are filled with A) Yellow marrow. B) Interstitial fluid. C) Red marrow. D) Haversian systems. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red marrow. 4. Rickets can occur when bones do not have enough of what element? A) Sodium. B) Potassium. C) Calcium. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Calcium. 5. Which of the following bones protect the brain? A) Backbone. B) Hipbones. C) Ribs. D) Skull. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skull. 6. Below are the bones that make up the shoulder skeleton, namely..... A) Fibula. B) Joint bone. C) Bone strainer. D) Shoulder blade. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shoulder blade. 7. Bone twists, resulting in one or more breaks, common in skiing and skating A) Greenstick. B) Spiral. C) Compound. D) Simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spiral. 8. There are two hip bones called ..... that form the pelvis. A) Vertebrae. B) The Coxae. C) Femur. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Coxae. 9. The joints present in skull bones are called? A) Cartilaginous. B) Sutures. C) Diathosis. D) Amphiarthrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sutures. 10. Read this sentence from Movers and Shapers. When muscles contract, or get shorter, they pull on the bones. What does the word contract mean in this sentence? A) Tighten. B) Grow. C) Ache. D) Lengthen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tighten. 11. The system that contains 206 bones and connective tissues A) Digestive system. B) Skeletal system. C) Circulatory system. D) Nervous system. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Skeletal system. 12. A fracture when the bone shatters into more than two pieces. A) Transverse. B) Comminuted. C) Hairline. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comminuted. 13. Functions A) The smallest units that make up living things. B) To move around. C) The actions that something was designed to do. D) Major parts of the body that perform specific functions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The actions that something was designed to do. 14. This type of bone includes the skull, sternum, and ribs. They protect internal organs. A) Long bones. B) Short bones. C) Flat bones. D) Sesamoid bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat bones. 15. How many total bones are in your vertebral column? A) 21. B) 22. C) 23. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 24. 16. Which of the following statements correctly represents a relationship between the functional and structural joint classifications? A) All synovial joints are diarthroses. B) All fibrous joints are diarthroses. C) All synovial joints are are amphiarthroses. D) All fibrous joints are amphiarthroses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All synovial joints are diarthroses. 17. Skeletal muscles connect to bones with ..... A) Ligaments. B) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tendons. 18. The bones that form the sides and top of the cranium are the ..... bones. A) Sphenoid. B) Temporal. C) Ethmoid. D) Parietal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Parietal. 19. What bone protects the lungs A) Fibula. B) Ribs. C) Sternum. D) Ulna. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ribs. 20. This is where red and white blood cells are made A) Calcium. B) Axial skeleton. C) Red bone marrow. D) Gliding joints. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red bone marrow. ← 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