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The Skeletal System

Quiz by Kimberly Phillips

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  • Q1
    Which is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
    to make blood cells
    protect soft organs and body parts
    gives the body shape
    works with muscles to move the body
    30s
  • Q2
    What does the skull protect?
    the brain
    the lungs
    the heart
    the abdominal muscles
    30s
  • Q3
    What bones protect the heart and lungs?
    the femur and radius
    the ribs and breastbone (sternum)
    the tibia and fibula
    the skull and kneecaps
    30s
  • Q4
    What is the purpose of the vertebrae?
    to protect the spinal cord
    to protect the stomach
    to protect the brain
    to protect the tongue
    30s
  • Q5
    How many bones are in the human body?
    306
    206
    100
    525
    30s
  • Q6
    The rubbery tissue that is present in all the places where two bones meet is called ___________________.
    jelly
    play dough
    flubber
    cartilage
    30s
  • Q7
    The place where two or more bones join together is called a _________________.
    wrong turn
    joint
    intersection
    corner
    30s
  • Q8
    What is the center of a bone filled with ?
    marrow
    sponges
    blood
    air
    30s
  • Q9
    What is the purpose of ligaments?
    connect the muscles in the body
    connect the blood cells in the body
    connect the toes to the body.
    connect the bones in the joints of the body and help keep them in place
    30s
  • Q10
    ______________________ is the hard material that makes up the outer part of bones.
    Compact bone
    blood vessels
    bone marrow
    spongy bone
    30s
  • Q11
    What layer of bone is filled with air spaces to make the bones lighter?
    blood vessels
    bone marrow
    compact bone
    spongy bone
    30s
  • Q12
    Where are red blood cells made?
    in the spongy bone
    in the lungs
    in the heart
    in the bone marrow
    30s
  • Q13
    What kind of joints are found in the skull and do not move?
    ball and socket joints
    fixed joints
    pivot joints
    hinge joints
    30s
  • Q14
    What kind of joint can be found in the elbow and knee?
    pivot joints
    hinge joints
    fixed joints
    gliding joints
    30s
  • Q15
    What kind of joint allows the bones to swing in almost any direction?
    swing joints
    pivot joints
    gliding joints
    ball and socket joint
    30s

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