This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Science > Skeletal System – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Skeletal System Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of fracture does not break through the skin? A) Compound Fracture. B) Simple Fracture. C) Complete Fracture. D) Incomplete Fracture. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Simple Fracture. 2. Intervertebral Discs A) Amphiarthrotic. B) Synarthrotic. C) Diarthrotic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Amphiarthrotic. 3. You have just torn a body part responsible for connecting your patella to your tibia. This requires a: A) Tendon repair. B) Ligament repair. C) Muscle repair. D) Bone repair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ligament repair. 4. The appendicular skeleton includes all BUT ..... A) Arms & Legs. B) Fingers &Toes. C) Pelvis. D) Shoulders. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fingers &Toes. 5. What type of fracture is the result of overuse or instability of the bone? A) Commuted. B) Stress. C) Simple. D) Hairline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stress. 6. What is the difference between a spongy bone and a compact bone? A) The spongy bone is hard and dense, the compact bone has small holes in it. B) The compact bone is hard and dense, the spongy bone has small holes in it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The compact bone is hard and dense, the spongy bone has small holes in it. 7. How many bones does the adult human body have? A) 201. B) 206. C) 180. D) 126. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 206. 8. Name the "holes" in your skull ..... these hold air, making it easier for your vertebral column to hold up your skull. Sometimes these get infected. A) Fountains. B) Joints. C) Sinuses. D) Tendons. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sinuses. 9. How is your big toe and thumb different? A) Special joint in your thumb makes it opposable. B) Taste and smell. C) Color and texture. D) Size and shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Special joint in your thumb makes it opposable. 10. What is the function of osteocalcin? A) To break down old bone tissue. B) To build new bone tissue. C) To produce blood cells. D) To regulate bone formation and protect against glucose intolerance and diabetes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To regulate bone formation and protect against glucose intolerance and diabetes. 11. Where is yellow marrow found? A) Compact bone. B) Medullary cavity/canal. C) The diaphysis. D) The endosteium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Medullary cavity/canal. 12. How many bones does a human have at birth? A) About 220. B) About 300. C) About 375. D) 406. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About 300. 13. Inversion A) Turn on side. B) Turn inward. C) Turn outward. D) Not to turn at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Turn inward. 14. Where are the sweat glands and nerves located? A) Epidermis. B) Dermis. C) Hypodermis. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dermis. 15. ..... is necessary for the bones to be strong. A) Vitamins. B) Proteins. C) Carbohydrates. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Calcium. 16. The collection of bones that protects our heart and lungs is known as the ..... A) Skull. B) Chest. C) Radius. D) Rib cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rib cage. 17. What is the joint found in the hands, wrists, and ankles? A) Ball-and-socket joint. B) Pivot joint. C) Hinge joint. D) Gliding joint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gliding joint. 18. Fill in the blanks-a) The muscles which are under our control are called ..... muscles.b) ..... is also known as un-striped muscles.c) ..... muscles are only present in heart. A) Involuntary Muscles b) Cardiac Muscles c) Smooth. B) Voluntary Muscles b) Smooth c) Cardiac Muscles. C) Involuntary Muscles b) Voluntary Muscles c) Smooth. D) Cardiac Muscles b) Voluntary Muscles c) Involuntary Muscles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voluntary Muscles b) Smooth c) Cardiac Muscles. 19. These stimulate the breakdown of bones. A) Osteoblasts. B) Osteoclasts. C) Carbohydrates. D) Calcium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Osteoclasts. 20. The bone that protects the spinal cord is called ..... A) The spine. B) The pelvis. C) The femur. D) The vertebra. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The spine. ← 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