This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System β Quiz 713 π Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 713 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Supports mouth parts for chewing A) Mandible. B) Clavicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mandible. 2. During a biology class, Liam, Olivia, and David were discussing bone cells. They were trying to figure out which type of bone cell is the most common and found in chambers called lacunae. Can you help them? A) Osteocyte. B) Osteoclast. C) Osteogenic. D) Osteoblast. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteocyte. 3. The functional unit that makes up compact bone is called the A) Osteon. B) Beams. C) Central Canal. D) Osteocyte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Osteon. 4. The appendicular skeleton forms the skeleton of the upper and lower limbs. A) Phalanges. B) Carpals. C) Metatarsals. D) Extremities. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extremities. 5. What dense connective tissue is found in joints and prevents bones from wearing against one another? A) Tendon. B) Cartilage. C) Myofibril. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cartilage. 6. Osteocytes are enclosed in tiny chambers called A) Lacunae. B) Lamella. C) Canaliculi. D) Volkmann canals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacunae. 7. Which type of muscle is striped and attached to bones? A) Cardiac. B) Smooth. C) Skeletal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skeletal. 8. Isaac injured his bicep playing football. The doctor told him that a rupture resulted in a detached bicep muscle. What structure most likely ruptured? A) A tendon. B) The humerus. C) A ligament. D) Cartilage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A tendon. 9. The upper arm bone is what bone? A) Radius. B) Humerus. C) Tibia. D) Femur. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humerus. 10. ..... is defined as bone formation in nonosseous tissues (usually muscles and other soft tissue areas). A) Legg-CalvΓ©-Perthes Disease. B) Chondrolysis. C) Heterotopic ossification (HO). D) Osteoarthritis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heterotopic ossification (HO). 11. The skeletal system is responsible for ..... A) Giving body support. B) Only protecting certain organs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Giving body support. 12. When the pelvis is wider than the shoulders after age 10, the skeleton belongs to a A) Male. B) Female. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Female. 13. The ..... protects your brain A) Skull. B) Back. C) Skin. D) Tail. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skull. 14. Bones are filled with jelly like substances called A) Blood. B) Spongy. C) Jelly bone. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bone marrow. 15. Which statement is FALSE about spongy bone? Which statement is FALSE about spongy bone? A) Spongy bone looks like a sponge. B) The holes make your bone lighter so it's not too heavy. C) The holes allow for arteries, veins, and nerves. D) Spongy bone is soft like a sponge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spongy bone is soft like a sponge. 16. The 4 main types of movable joints? A) Ball socket, long bone, hinge, small bone. B) Ball and socket, hinge, pivot, gliding. C) Hinge, long bone, compact, spongy. D) Small bone, pivot, hinge, ball and socket. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ball and socket, hinge, pivot, gliding. 17. Which kind of muscle can move our bones? A) Skeletal muscle. B) Cardiac muscle. C) Smooth muscle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skeletal muscle. 18. Does it take more muscles to smile or frown? A) More musles to smile. B) More muscles to frown. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) More muscles to frown. 19. Avery, Benjamin, and Kai are having a debate about the humerus. What type of bone is the humerus an example of? A) Metacarpals. B) Long bones. C) Irregular bones. D) Spongy bones. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long bones. 20. Flat triangular bones that connect to the upper arms. A) Scapula. B) Pelvis. C) Spine. D) Radius. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scapula. β PreviousNext βRelated 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 π Back to Homepage π Download PDF Books π Premium PDF Books