R4RIN – MCQs, Mock Tests | Pharmacist Qualifying Examination[PEBC-Canada] Human Physiology MCQ on Osteology

How many bones does an adult human skeleton have?

1. 206
2. 209
3. 207
4. 205

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Name the four classes of bones?

1. Long, short, regular, irregular
2. Big, small, flat, bulged
3. Long, Short, Flat, and Irregular
4. Big, small, regular, irregular

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Name the two kinds of tissues present in the bone?

1. Cancellous tissue and non-compact tissue
2. Compact tissue and non compact tissue
3. Compact tissue and cancellous tissue
4. Non compact tissue and cancellous tissue

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following connective tissue envelopes the bone?

1. Periosteum
2. Pericardium
3. Myocardium
4. Marrow

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which cell secretes the matrix for bone formation?

1. Osteoclastoma
2. Osteoclast
3. Mesoblasts
4. Osteoblasts

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following are two types of bone marrow?

1. Red marrow and yellow marrow
2. Red marrow and white marrow
3. Yellow marrow and white marrow
4. White marrow and blue marrow

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is the largest segment of the movable part of the vertebral column?

1. Coccygeal
2. Cervical
3. Lumbar vertebrae
4. Thoracic

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Choose the correct vertebral formula of vertebral column of human being.

1. C7 Th13 L4 S5 Co4
2. C7 Th12 L5 S5 Co4
3. C7 Th13 L5 S5 Co4
4. C7 Th12 L5 S5 Co4

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which vertebra has odontoid process?

1. Atlas
2. Axis
3. Cervical
4. Coccyx

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following is the vestigial bony part of the human skeleton?

1. Cervical
2. Cranium
3. Clavicle
4. Coccyx

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The joint between atlas and axis is _____________

1. Ball and socket joint
2. Saddle joint
3. Pivot joint
4. Angular joint

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The major function of intervertebral discs is to __________

1. Absorb shock
2. String the vertebrae together
3. Prevent injuries
4. Prevent hypertension

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is the number of true, false and floating ribs in man?

1. 6, 2, 3
2. 7, 2, 4
3. 6, 3, 4
4. 7, 3, 2

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which ribs have “buckle handle” type of movements?

1. Rib no 1-2
2. Rib no 3-5
3. Rib no 6-10
4. Rib no 11-12

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following is a breast bone?

1. Scapula
2. Ribs
3. Sternum
4. Clavicle

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Scapula is a large triangular flat bone situated in the dorsal part of the thorax between _______

1. The second and fifth ribs
2. The second and seventh ribs
3. The third and seventh ribs
4. he fourth and seventh ribs

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Name the upper handle like part found in sternum?

1. Xiphoid cartilage
2. Manubrium
3. Body
4. Facet

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following disease is associated with ribs?

1. Synovitis
2. Bursitis
3. Rickets
4. Berri Berri

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which part of human skeleton forms the helmet for the protection of human brain?

1. Temporal bone
2. Hyoid
3. Mandible
4. Cranium

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Human Cranium has ________ bones.

1. 12
2. 7
3. 8
4. 9

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Name of the tongue bone is ____________

1. Frontal bone
2. Zygomatic bone
3. Hyoid bone
4. Mandible

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Through which apparatus brain is continuous with spinal cord?

1. Palatines
2. Foramen magnam
3. Cranial cavity
4. Foramen maxilla

✅ Correct Answer: 2

How many bones are present in a human skull?

1. 30
2. 28
3. 29
4. 31

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Ear occicle incus is modified form of ________

1. Jugal bone
2. Quadrate bone
3. Articular bone
4. Hyomandibular bone

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following bone is called collar bone?

1. Acetabulum
2. Pelvic
3. Scapula
4. Clavicle

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Glenoid cavity is found in _________

1. Pelvic girdle
2. Pectoral girdle
3. Sternum
4. Humerous

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Name of the shoulder bone is _________

1. Acetabulum
2. Pelvic
3. Scapula
4. Clavicle

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Colle’s fracture is associated with ___________

1. Femur
2. Ulna
3. Radius
4. Humerus

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The total number of bones found in right upper limb is ____________

1. 25
2. 26
3. 30
4. 60

✅ Correct Answer: 3

An acromian process is characteristically found in ____________

1. Pelvic girdle of mammals
2. Skull of frog
3. Pectoral girdle of mammals
4. Sperm of mammals

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which cup lies at the junction of 3 bones of pelvic girdle?

1. Ilium
2. Ischium
3. Pubis
4. Acetabulum

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Which of the following is known as a knee cap?

1. Acetabulum
2. Scapula
3. Patella
4. Clavicle

✅ Correct Answer: 3

How many bones does ankle has?

1. 8
2. 9
3. 6
4. 7

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Thumb (great toe) of foot is called _______

1. Pollex
2. Hallux
3. Index
4. Coracoid

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The toe bones are called as ____________

1. Phalanges
2. Tarsal
3. Metatarsals
4. Talus

✅ Correct Answer: 1

What is sole bone known as?

1. Talus
2. Metatarsals
3. Tibia
4. Fibula

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Joint of femur with pelvic girdle is _______

1. Ball and socket
2. Pivot
3. Saddle
4. Hinge

✅ Correct Answer: 1

___ acts as a shock absorber to cushion when tibia and femur come together.

1. Disc
2. Tendon
3. Ligament
4. Cartilage

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The total number of bones in lower extremity is ___________

1. 62
2. 63
3. 61
4. 60

✅ Correct Answer: 1

The study of joints is known as _________

1. Archaeology
2. Osteology
3. Syndesmology
4. Arthrology

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The synovial joint are also known as _________

1. Megablast
2. Periosteum
3. Diarthrosis
4. Arthrois

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following disease is associated with joints?

1. Gout
2. Osteoporosis
3. Arthritis
4. Tetany

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which cartilage is present at the joints of long bones?

1. Calcified
2. Elastic
3. Hyaline
4. Fibrous

✅ Correct Answer: 3

The joints can be classified into ________ main types.

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which type of joint lies at the shoulder joint and hip joint?

1. Pivot joint
2. Angular joint
3. Ball and socket joint
4. Hinge joint

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Synovial joint is __________

1. Pivot joint
2. Fibrous joint
3. Ball and socket joint
4. Cartilaginous joint

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following pair is correctly matched?

1. Cartilaginous joint- skull bones
2. Gliding joint- between zygapophyses of vertebrae
3. Hinge joint- between vertebrae
4. Fibrous joint- between phalanges

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Hinge joint is present between _______ and _______

1. Femur and ulna
2. Humerus and ulna
3. Femur and pectoral girdle
4. Femur and pelvic girdle

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Example of pivot joint is __________

1. Hip joints
2. Ankle joints
3. Radio ulnar joints
4. Metacarpophalangeal joints

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Which of the following connects margins of lateral masses of atlas with those of posterior articular surfaces of axis?

1. Articular capsules
2. Posterior atlantoaxial
3. Anterior atlantoaxial
4. The transverse

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following connects margins of lateral masses of atlas with those of posterior articular surfaces of axis?

1. Articular capsules
2. Posterior atlantoaxial
3. Anterior atlantoaxial
4. The transverse

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is covered by parotid gland?

1. Articular disc
2. Sphenomandibular
3. Temporomandibular ligament
4. Stylomandibular

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Name the ligament that connects the anterior and posterior surface of 7th coastal cartilage?

1. The costoxiphoid ligament
2. The radiate sternocoastal
3. The interarticular sternocoastal
4. Articular capsules

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Ligaments connecting bones of the pelvis with each other may be divided into ________ groups.

1. 3
2. 5
3. 2
4. 4

✅ Correct Answer: 4

The sternoclavicular articulation is a _________ arthrodial joint.

1. Single
2. Double
3. Triple
4. 4 layered

✅ Correct Answer: 2

The sternoclavicular joint is a type of __________ joint.

1. Hinge joint
2. Ball and socket
3. Saddle type
4. Pivot

✅ Correct Answer: 3

How many ligaments are present in a wrist joint?

1. 4
2. 3
3. 2
4. 5

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Which of the following is not a part of the wrist joint?

1. Radius
2. Ulna
3. Scaphoid
4. Articular disc

✅ Correct Answer: 2

Which of the following ligament is called y shaped ligament of Bigelow?

1. The Ischiocapsular
2. The glenoidal labrum
3. The Pubocapsular
4. Illiofemoral ligament

✅ Correct Answer: 4

Ligamentous fibers that provides stability to hip joint capsule is __________

1. Lateral ligament
2. Acetabular labrum
3. Retinacular fibres
4. Deltoid ligament

✅ Correct Answer: 3

Joint with two articulations in one capsule medial side connects distal end of tibia and medial malleolus to talus. Lateral side connects malleolus of fibula with talus?

1. Talocrural joint
2. Lateral meniscus
3. Lateral ligament
4. Patellar ligament

✅ Correct Answer: 1

Diarthrosos and synovial articulation between condyles of femur and condyles of tibia is ______ joint.

1. Metatarsophalangeal joints
2. Tibiofemoral joints
3. Tarsometatarsals joints
4. Patellofemoral joints

✅ Correct Answer: 2