The Skeletal System Practice Quiz
Directions: Print this Practice quiz. Circle the best answer for each question.
1. The skeleton is _______________________.
A. Dead-structures
B. Non-living
C. Living
D. Creepy
2. The neck and hip contain this type of joint.
A. Immovable
B. Gliding
C. Movable
D. Hinge
3. This joint consists of a bone with a rounded end that fits into a cup-like cavity on
another bone.
A. Pivot
B. Ball and socket
C. Hinge
D. Gliding
4. All the bones in your body make up the ________________.
A. Skeletal system
B. Bone system
C. Bone structure
D. Skeletal structure
5. Your shoulder is what type of joint?
A. Ball and socket
C. Pivot
B. Hinge
D. Gliding
6. At birth, your skeleton was made up of _____________ bones
A. a greater number of
B. the same number of
C. a smaller number of
D. no
7. This joint has a back and forth movement like a door.
A. Ball and socket
B. Gliding
C. Hinge
D. Pivot
8. Bones protect your _________________.
A. heart
B. organs
C. skull
D. All of the answers
9. This joint can give more range of motion than other joints
A. Hinge
B. Gliding
C. Ball and socket
D. Pivot
10. Now you have _______________ bones.
A. 206
B. 126
C. 602
D. 612
11. At a joint in the body, bones are held together with what?
A. Tendons
B. Ligaments
C. Cartilage
D. Muscle
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12. _______________ are the cushioning tissues in joints.
A. Tendons
B. Ligaments
C. Cartilage
D. Muscles
13. What is outer dense part of bone?
A. Marrow
C. Spongy bone
B. Cartilage
D. Compact bone
14. Gliding joint are found in the ____________
A. Ankles, toes and shoulders
B. Hips, fingers and vertebrae
C. Elbow, knees, fingers and toes
D. Ankles, wrists and vertebrae
15. What is another name for the knee cap?
A. Pendulum
B. Paletta
C. Patella
D. Panetta
16. The upper arm bone is called the __________.
A. Radius
B. Humerus
C. Ulma
D. Femor
17. What is another word for shoulder blade?
A. Pelvis
B. Scapula
C. Clavical
D. Mandible
18. Bone-forming cells are called _______.
A. Osteocasts
B. Osteoclasts
C. Osteobasts
D. Osteoblasts
19. When were our bones mostly cartilage?
A. At birth
B. Now
C. Never
D. At the age of 2
20. Bones are made _________________ tissue
A. Connective
B. Nerve
C. Muscle
D. Epithelial
21. In the top of the skull, bones are
A. Broken apart
C. Stayed separate
B. Dissolved
D. Fused together
22. What does cartilage do?
A. Protects internal organs
C. Allows bones to rub together
B. Allows bones to come apart easily
D. Acts as a shock absorber
23. _________________ is made of tough bands of connective tissue
A. Bone
B. Cartilage
C. Muscle
D. Ligament
24. The joint in which one part of a bone slides over another bone.
A. Ball and socket
B. Hinge
C. Pivot
D. Gliding
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35. What is located between the vertebrae?
A. Cartilage
B. Fat cells
C. Skin
D. Blood cells
26. Where is a fixed (immovable) joint located?
A. Hip
B. Knee
C. Skull
D. Finger
27. What tissue is thick, tough, and slippery?
A. Protects internal organs
B. Cartilage
C. Bone marrow
D. Spongy bone
28. The skeletal system has _____major functions,
A. 6
B. 5
C. 4
D. 3
29. These build up bone.
A. Osteophlasts
C. Osteoclasts
B. Osteoplasts
D. Osteoblasts
30. What is attached to bone and causes them to move?
A. Cartilage
B. Muscles
C. Marrow
D. Ligaments
31. Where is spongy bone located in a bone?
A. Middle of all bones.
B. Directly under the periosteum
C. Ends of long bones
D. Ends of all bones
32. What is in the center of cells that forms red blood cells?
A. Yellow Marrow
B. Blood makers
C. Red Marrow
D. Fat cells
33. Arms and legs are part of the ______________ skeleton
A. Axial
B. Appendicular
C. Central
D. Main
34. What is our mandible?
A. Pelvis
C. Cheek bones
B. Largest bone in our body
D. Jaw bone
35. _________________ provides most of the strength for bones.
A. Compact bone
B. Cartilage
C. Bone marrow
D. Spongy bone
36. What is yellow marrow composed of?
A. Red blood cells
C. Bones cells
B. Fat
D. White blood cells.
37. Bones are mostly made of the mineral _________________.
A. Potassium
B. Iron
C. Calcium
D. Oxygen
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38. Joints do not allow movement are called ____________________ joints.
A. Movable
B. Ball and Socket
C. Immovable
D. Hinge
39. What type of joint is in our wrist?
A. Hinge
C. Ball and socket
B. Pivot
D. Gliding
40. How many ribs do we have?
A. 12
C. 36
B. 24
D. 48
41. These two things make bones hard.
A. Palcium and chosphorous
C. Milk and Cheese
B. Zinc and oxide
D. Calcium and phosphorous
42. Where are most of your bones located?
A. Ribs
B. Hands and Feet
C. Arms
D. Skull
Directions: Respond to the following questions on separate, lined paper.
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List the 5 functions of the skeletal system?
What type of tissue is bone?
What is the definition of JOINT?
Why are ligaments important?
Why is cartilage important?
How are ball and socket joints different from hinge joints?
What is an immovable joint and where is one found in our body?
How is red marrow different from yellow marrow?
Why is it important to eat a balanced diet which includes minerals?
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