MCQs on Skeletal System ( Man and Rabbit)

# The smallest bone in human body is:
A. Stapes
B. Squamosal
C. Phalanges of fingers
D. Atlas

# Zygomatic process in mammals is a part of:
A. Temporal bone
B. Maxilla
C. Mandible
D. Occipital

# Number of false ribs in human body is:
A. Two pairs
B. Three pairs
C. Six pairs
D. Twelve pairs

# Sigmoid notch in rabbit is found in:
A. Radio-ulna
B. Tibia fibula
C. Femur
D. Humerus

# The largest joint of our body is:
A. Hip joint
B. Shoulder joint
C. Knee joint
D. Elbow joint

# Compact bone is characterized by:
A. Haversian system with yellow bone marrow
B. Haversian system with red bone marrow
C. Haversian system without bone marrow
D. Haversian system with both red and yellow bone marrow

# Lumbar vertebra is located in:
A. Neck region
B. Thoracic region
C. Abdominal region
D. Tall region

# Humerus differs from femur in having a:
A. Neural spine
B. Glenoid cavity
C. Sigmoid notch
D. Deltoid ridge

# The number of vertebra in human body is:
A. 28
B. 30
C. 33
D. 37

# Neural spine is reduced in:
A. Atlas Vertebra
B. Thoracic vertebra
C. Lumbar vertebra
D. Axis vertebra

# Acromian process is found in the bone of rabbit:
A. axis vertebra
B. scapula of pectoral girdle
C. Ulna of fore limb
D. Tibia of hind limb

# Deltoid ridge is found in:
A. Humerus
B. Femur
C. Tibia
D. Ulna

# The bone of mammals contains longitudinal haversian canals, which are connected by transverse canals called:
A. Bidder's canal
B. Volkmann's canal
C. Inguinal canal
D. Eustachian canal

# The cheek bone in rabbit is the:
A. Lacrimal
B. Zygomatic
C. Maxilla
D. Temporal

# Which of the following bone is not included under axial skeleton?
A. Skull
B. Pectoral girdle
C. Vertebral column
D. Ribs

# Socket in pelvic girdle in which head of femur articulates is formed by the fusion of:
A. Ischium and pubis
B. Ilium and pubis
C. Ilium and ischium
D. Ilium, ischium and pubis

# Joint pain in old person are mostly due to:
A. Reduced synovial fluid
B. Increased synovial fluid
C. Formation of extra osteocytes
D. All of the above

# Supratrochlear foramen is present in:
A. Pectoral girdle
B. Humerus
C. Femur
D. Pelvic girdle

# In rabbit, yellow bone marrow is found especially in the medullary cavity of:
A. Spongy bone
B. Long bone
C. Short bone
D. All of the above

# Adjoining bones of frontal in rabbit's skull are:
A. Nasal and Parietal
B. Maxilla and Squamosal
C. Occipital and Sphenoid
D. Dentary and Temporal

# The process found in axis vertebra is:
A. Olecranon
B. Odontoid
C. Both
D. None

# Parietal bone is found in:
A. Pectoral girdle
B. Pelvic girdle
C. Skull
D. Limb

# Obturator foramen of rabbit is found in:
A. Pelvic girdle
B. Pectoral girdle
C. Shoulder
D. Skull

# In rabbit, the presence of the odontoid process in the centrum is the characteristic of:
A. Atlas vertebra
B. Typical cervical vertebra
C. Axis vertebra
D. Thoracic vertebra

# Saddle joint is present between the:
A. Metacarpal and carpal
B. Metacarpal and phalanges
C. Tibia and femur
D. Humerud and radius

# Deltoid ligament is found in:
A. Shoulder joint
B. Ankle joint
C. Coracoacromial joint
D. Elbow joint

# The odontoid process of axis vertebrae in mammal fits with:
A. Femur
B. Glenoid cavity
C. Facet of atlas
D. Pectoral girdle

# Wrist bones are called:
A. Carpal
B. Metacarpal
C. Tarsal
D. Metatarsal

# A man broke his fibula, i.e. he broke his:
A. Head
B. Pubis
C. Jaw
D. Leg

# One of the followings is not a part of mammalian bone:
A. Periosteum
B. Peritoneum
C. Endosteum
D. Lamella

# Which of the following is the first bone to start ossification?
A. Maxilla
B. Clavicle
C. Sternum
D. Humerus

# Which of the following fits into deep sigmoid notch?
A. Head of humerus
B. Condyles of femur
C. Trochlea of humerus
D. Head of tibia

# The number of lumbar vertebra in human body is:
A. 33
B. 7
C. 5
D. 12

# The shoulder and hip joints are of type:
A. Ball and socket
B. Hinge joint
C. Pivot joint
D. Gliding joint

# Which of the following is not the bone of hind limb or fore limb?
A. Humerus
B. Fibula
C. Ulna
D. Squamosal

# Hypapophysis is present in the:
A. Sacral vertebrae of the rabbit
B. Atlas of the rabbit
C. Axis of the rabbit
D. Lumbar vertebrae of the rabbit

# Which one is not a bone of a limb of the body?
A. Tibia
B. Fibula
C. Patella
D. Ilium

# Diastema is the gap between:
A. Incisors and premolars
B. Canine and molars
C. Premolars and molars
D. Canines and incisors

# The total number of thoracic vertebrae in human is:
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 37

# The number of cervical vertebra in human is:
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 12

# Pisiform bone is related to:
A. Wrist bone
B. Elbow joint
C. Ankle joint
D. Hip joint

# Removal of olecranon process from ulna of rabbit will leave:
A. Better movement of forearm
B. Better movement of elbow
C. Non functioning of elbow
D. None

# The number of tarsals in the ankle (tarsus) of a rabbit is:
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 9

# Anticlinal vertebra is:
A. Cervical
B. Thoracic
C. Lumbar
D. Caudal

# The process of bone formation is called:
A. Calcification
B. Chondrification
C. Ossification
D. Hemolysis

# The thoracic cage in human is formed by:
A. 25 bones
B. 12 bones
C. 37 bones
D. 39 bones

# The smallest bone of our body is located in :
A. Nose
B. Throat
C. Ear
D. Eye

# Incus is found in:
A. Skull
B. Hand
C. Thoracic cavity
D. Pelvic girdle

# In which bone is upper incisor present?
A. Zygomatic
B. Mandible
C. Maxilla
D. Temporal

# Fracture is defined as:
A. Loss of continuity of bony tissue
B. Destruction of bony tissue
C. Inflammation of bone
D. Restriction of bony movement

# Sternum is a:
A. Long bone
B. Flat bone
C. None of the above
D. Both of the above

# Cholecalciferol is associated with:
A. Keratomalacia
B. Acromegaly
C. Osteomalacia
D. Dermatitis

# Shoulder joint is a:
A. Ball and socket joint
B. Hinge joint
C. Pivot joint
D. Fixed joint

# Rickets can be treated by :
A. UV rays
B. Oil massaging
C. Trifala
D. Tulasi Patta extracts

# Navicular bone is related to:
A. Phalanges
B. Tibia
C. Toes
D. Foot

# Semilunar cartilage of the knee is called:
A. Meniscus
B. Patella
C. Bursa
D. None of these

# Which one of the following is sesamoid bone of our body?
A. Patella
B. Talus
C. Clavicle
D. Navicular bone

# Deltoid ligament is found in:
A. Shoulder joint
B. Ankle joint
C. Coracoacromial joint
D. Elbow joint

# Which is not a synovial joint?
A. Hip joint
B. Wrist joint
C. Ankle joint
D. Intervertebral joint

# An example of hinge joint is:
A. Ankle joint
B. Elbow joint
C. Knee joint
D. Shoulder joint