Q1. Bones are mainly made up of
(a) calcium and phosphorus
(b) calcium and carbon
(c) calcium and magnesium
(d) iron and potassium
Q2. Wisdom teeth normally grow between the age
(a) 34-40
(b) 17-25
(c) 45-55
(d) 10-17
Q3. How many bones are there in a newly born infant?
(a) 206
(b) 230
(c) 280
(d) 300
Q4. The number of bones in the human body of an adult is approximately?
(a) 210
(b) 250
(c) 206
(d) none of these
Q5. The shortest bone in the human body is the
(a) vertebrae
(b) stapes
(c) phalange
(d) metacarpal
Q6. In old age stiffness of joints is due to the
(a) hardening of bones
(b) inefficiency of muscles
(c) decrease in synovial fluid
(d) enlargement of bones
Q7. One of the following is not a function of bones
(a) place of for muscle attachment
(b) protection of vital organs
(c) secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
(d) production of blood corpuscles
Q8. The only movable bone in the skull is
(a) maxilla
(b) frontoparietal
(c) mandible
(d) nasal
Q9. Collar bone is known as
(a) scapula
(b) coracoid
(c) patella
(d) clavicle
Q10. In an adult human being, the number of vertebrae is
(a) 33
(b) 26
(c) 36
(d) 56
Solutions:
S1. Ans.(a)
S2. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(d)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(c)
S7. Ans.(d)
S8. Ans.(c)
S9. Ans.(d)
S10. Ans.(a)
