Skeletal System MCQs
1. The total number of bones in the human body is:
A) 206
B) 208
C) 210
D) 204
2. Which is a component of the skeletal system besides bones?
A) Ligaments
B) Tendons
C) Cartilages
D) All of the above
3. What is the role of the rib cage?
A) Protects the heart and lungs
B) Provides movement
C) Stores minerals
D) Aids in digestion
4. The process of bone development from fibrous membranes is called:
A) Endochondral ossification
B) Intramembranous ossification
C) Hematopoiesis
D) Calcification
5. Which bone is the first to begin ossification?
A) Scapula
B) Clavicle
C) Femur
D) Sternum
6. The study of joints is called:
A) Osteology
B) Arthrology
C) Syndesmology
D) Myology
7. Which type of joint is immovable?
A) Synarthrosis
B) Amphiarthrosis
C) Diarthrosis
D) Ball-and-socket
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8. Gomphosis is an example of:
A) Synovial joint
B) Fibrous joint
C) Cartilaginous joint
D) Plane joint
9. An example of a secondary cartilaginous joint is:
A) Growth plate
B) Intervertebral disc
C) Radioulnar joint
D) Knee joint
10. What component secretes synovial fluid?
A) Articular cartilage
B) Synovial membrane
C) Fibrous capsule
D) Ligaments
11. Which joint is multiaxial?
A) Hinge joint
B) Pivot joint
C) Saddle joint
D) Ball-and-socket joint
12. What type of joint is the elbow?
A) Hinge joint
B) Pivot joint
C) Condylar joint
D) Saddle joint
13. A plane joint is found in:
A) Knee
B) Intercarpal joints
C) Shoulder
D) Hip
14. A saddle joint example is:
A) Atlantoaxial joint
B) Radiocarpal joint
C) Carpometacarpal joint of the thumb
D) Knee
15. Which movement is unique to the thumb?
A) Supination
B) Circumduction
C) Opposition
D) Pronation
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16. Flexion and extension occur in which plane?
A) Coronal
B) Transverse
C) Sagittal
D) Horizontal
17. Movement of a limb away from the midline is called:
A) Adduction
B) Abduction
C) Flexion
D) Circumduction
18. Medial rotation refers to:
A) Moving a bone around its long axis toward the midline
B) Moving a bone around its long axis away from the midline
C) Lateral movement
D) Circular movement
19. Which of the following describes dorsiflexion?
A) Bending the foot upward
B) Bending the foot downward
C) Turning the foot outward
D) Turning the foot inward
20. Protraction refers to:
A) Moving a body part forward
B) Moving a body part backward
C) Elevating a body part
D) Depressing a body part
21. What is an intracapsular ligament example?
A) Anterior cruciate ligament
B) Medial collateral ligament
C) Stylo-mandibular ligament
D) Lateral collateral ligament
22. Which type of ligament reinforces the joint?
A) True ligament
B) Accessory ligament
C) Tendon
D) Synovial ligament
23. Stability in the hip joint is primarily provided by:
A) Ligaments
B) Capsule
C) Bony configuration
D) Meniscus
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24. A subluxation is:
A) Complete joint displacement
B) Partial joint displacement
C) Overextension of a joint
D) Joint inflammation
25. Hilton’s Law states:
A) Bones are vascular structures
B) Nerves supplying the joint also supply muscles and skin over it
C) Ligaments stabilize joints
D) Synovial fluid lubricates joints
26. Rheumatoid arthritis primarily affects:
A) Synovial membranes
B) Articular cartilage
C) Ligaments
D) Bones
27. Osteoarthritis is characterized by:
A) Autoimmune inflammation
B) Degeneration of articular cartilage
C) Deposition of uric acid crystals
D) Joint infection
28. Gout is caused by:
A) Cartilage degeneration
B) Excess uric acid
C) Synovial inflammation
D) Calcium deficiency
29. Which is NOT a symptom of gout?
A) Swelling
B) Heat
C) Bone fracture
D) Redness
30. Dislocation involves:
A) Inflammation of the joint
B) Complete displacement of bones at a joint
C) Partial bone misalignment
D) Joint stiffness
31. A pivot joint example is:
A) Proximal radioulnar joint
B) Wrist joint
C) Knee joint
D) Elbow joint
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32. The hinge joint permits:
A) Rotation
B) Flexion and extension
C) Circumduction
D) Gliding movements
33. The temporomandibular joint is:
A) Hinge joint
B) Condylar joint
C) Saddle joint
D) Ball-and-socket joint
34. What movement occurs in the subtalar joint?
A) Flexion
B) Extension
C) Inversion and eversion
D) Rotation
35. Which joint permits circumduction?
A) Atlantoaxial joint
B) Shoulder joint
C) Elbow joint
D) Interphalangeal joint
36. The axial skeleton includes:
A) Shoulder girdle
B) Skull and ribs
C) Pelvis
D) Limbs
37. The appendicular skeleton includes:
A) Vertebrae
B) Sternum
C) Upper and lower limbs
D) Skull
38. Which is a sesamoid bone?
A) Patella
B) Scapula
C) Humerus
D) Femur
39. Intramembranous ossification occurs in:
A) Long bones
B) Flat bones
C) Irregular bones
D) Sesamoid bones
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40. Cartilage at joint surfaces is:
A) Vascular
B) Avascular
C) Calcified
D) Spongy
41. Atlantooccipital joint permits:
A) Rotation
B) Flexion and extension
C) Abduction
D) Circumduction
42. Which joint type is found in the knee?
A) Plane
B) Hinge
C) Saddle
D) Condylar
43. Fibrocartilage in joints is present in:
A) Synovial joints
B) Cartilaginous joints
C) Gomphoses
D) Fibrous joints
44. Which membrane secretes synovial fluid?
A) Articular membrane
B) Synovial membrane
C) Ligament
D) Cartilage
45. Movements specific to the forearm include:
A) Protraction and retraction
B) Flexion and extension
C) Pronation and supination
D) Adduction and abduction
46. Which joint type allows gliding?
A) Ball-and-socket
B) Hinge
C) Plane
D) Saddle
47. What is the function of the meniscus?
A) Lubrication
B) Cushioning and reducing wear
C) Connecting bones
D) Stability
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48. Ligaments are composed of:
A) Hyaline cartilage
B) Dense collagen fibers
C) Fibrocartilage
D) Elastic tissue
49. A synarthrosis joint is:
A) Immovable
B) Slightly movable
C) Freely movable
D) Completely flexible
50. What structure reduces joint friction?
A) Synovial fluid
B) Ligament
C) Bone
D) Articular disc
