This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 679 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 679 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The mandible is what type of bone? A) Long Bone. B) Short Bone. C) Flat Bone. D) Irregular Bone. E) Sesamoid Bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Irregular Bone. 2. Depressions/Openings A) Place where muscle and ligaments attach. B) Places that form joints. C) Place for blood vessels and nerves to run through. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Place for blood vessels and nerves to run through. 3. Two bones, the ..... and the ulna, form the skeleton of the forearm. A) Radius. B) Tibia. C) Fibula. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Radius. 4. Which best describes homeostasis? A) Changes in the external environment. B) Ability to maintain a stable internal environment regardless of external changes. C) Physical changes due to environmental changes. D) Exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ability to maintain a stable internal environment regardless of external changes. 5. Which of the following is the smallest bone of the body A) Femur. B) Stapes. C) Clavicle. D) Tibia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stapes. 6. Surrounds and keeps the medullary canal in tact A) Endosteum. B) Periosteum. C) Epiphysis. D) Diaphysis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endosteum. 7. Anatomists classify the tarsals as what type of bone? A) Long bone. B) Irregular bone. C) Short bone. D) Sesamoid bone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short bone. 8. This is a side-to-side curvature of the spine. A) Lordosis. B) Kyphosis. C) Scoliosis. D) Mycosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scoliosis. 9. Which of these isn't a function of the skeleton A) Protection. B) Movement. C) Storage of Blood. D) Blood Cell Production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Storage of Blood. 10. Which of the following is not a function of our bones? A) Provide movement. B) Protect organs. C) Act as a foundation or framework. D) Help digest food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Help digest food. 11. What are the two main types of bones? A) Long and Short. B) Compact and Spongy. C) Sharp and Dull. D) Round and Straight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Compact and Spongy. 12. The bones of the hands & feet are what kind of bones A) Long. B) Short. C) Sesamoid. D) Irregular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short. 13. The membrane that lines the medullary canal is the: A) Periosteum. B) Endosteum. C) Osteocyte. D) Yellow Marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Endosteum. 14. The appendicular skeleton includes ..... A) The thoracic area. B) The skull. C) The vertebrae. D) The appendages arms and legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The appendages arms and legs. 15. Also called as "breastbone" which is a long, flatbone at the middle of the chest A) Clavicle. B) Cranium. C) Scapula. D) Sternum. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sternum. 16. There are two types of bones in our body. Appendicular bones are one type. In generally, what is the important function they serve? A) They protect our inner organs. B) They help us move. C) They create water for our bodies. D) They surround our organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They help us move. 17. A fibrous sac lined with synovial membrane and containing the synovial fluid A) Medullary cavity. B) Bursa. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bursa. 18. Short bands of tough but flexible dense connective tissue that connect two bones and stabilize joints A) Hematopoiesis. B) Cartilage. C) Ligament. D) Tendon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ligament. 19. Specifically where does the blood come from? A) Outer layer of the bone. B) The bone marrow. C) Ossification. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bone marrow. 20. Fluid in joint cavity A) Mucus. B) Plasma. C) Serous. D) Synovial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synovial. ← 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