Bone Names Quiz
Instructions: Identify bones of the human body
- 1.
What is the largest and strongest bone in the human body, located in the upper leg?
APelvisBFemurCHumerusDTibia - 2.
What is the smallest bone in the human body, found in the middle ear?
AHyoidBMalleus (Hammer)CStapes (Stirrup)DIncus (Anvil) - 3.
Which bone protects the brain and forms the dome of the skull?
AMandibleBCraniumCSternumDVertebrae - 4.
What is the common name for the clavicle, which connects the shoulder blade to the breastbone?
AShoulder BladeBBreastboneCWishboneDCollarbone - 5.
Which bone is commonly known as the kneecap?
APatellaBFibulaCTalusDTibia - 6.
Which flat, T-shaped bone in the center of the chest connects to the ribs and is also called the breastbone?
AScapulaBManubriumCClavicleDSternum - 7.
How many vertebrae make up the normal adult human spinal column?
A33B30C26D24 - 8.
Which bone in the forearm is on the thumb side and rotates around the other forearm bone?
AHumerusBRadiusCCarpalDUlna - 9.
What is the medical name for the shoulder blade, a flat triangular bone on the upper back?
AClavicleBSternumCAcromionDScapula - 10.
Which bone is the only bone in the human body that does not articulate (connect) with any other bone?
AStapesBCoccyxCHyoidDPatella - 11.
How many pairs of ribs does a typical human have?
A11 pairsB12 pairsC10 pairsD13 pairs - 12.
Which bone is the larger of the two bones in the lower leg and bears most of the body's weight?
AFemurBTalusCTibiaDFibula - 13.
What is the common name for the mandible, the largest and strongest bone of the face?
ANasal BoneBJawboneCCheekboneDBrow Bone - 14.
Approximately how many bones are in an adult human body?
A306B206C186D256 - 15.
Which group of small bones forms the wrist and allows for the complex movements of the hand?
ACarpalsBTarsalsCMetacarpalsDPhalanges