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 B. Hinge
C. Pivot 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 B. Cartilage
C. Spongy bone 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 B. Dissolved
C. Stayed separate D. Fused together

22. What does cartilage do?

A. Protects internal organs B. Allows bones to come apart easily
C. Allows bones to rub together 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 B. Osteoplasts
C. Osteoclasts 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 B. Largest bone in our body
C. Cheek bones 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 B. Fat
C. Bones cells 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 B. Pivot
C. Ball and socket D. Gliding

40. How many ribs do we have?

A. 12 B. 24
C. 36 D. 48

41. These two things make bones hard.

A. Palcium and chosphorous B. Zinc and oxide
C. Milk and Cheese 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.

43. List the 5 functions of the skeletal system?

44. What type of tissue is bone?
45. What is the definition of JOINT?
46. Why are ligaments important?
47. Why is cartilage important?
48. How are ball and socket joints different from hinge joints?
49. What is an immovable joint and where is one found in our body?
50. How is red marrow different from yellow marrow?
51. Why is it important to eat a balanced diet which includes minerals?