Bones of the Human Skeleton

The Human Skeleton

The Skeletal System

Multiple Choice

What is a joint?

• A place to eat hamburgers.

• A place where two bones meet and allow the skeleton to move.

Poll

The knee is the largest joint.

• true

• false

• it depends

Multiple Choice

Which bone is the strongest (even stronger than the steel used for skyscrapers!)

• femur (thigh bone)

• clavicle (collar bone)

Multiple Choice

How many bones does your body have?

• 602

• 206

• 333

• 17

Multiple Choice

What are the four jobs of the skeleton?

• It provides support for the body.

• It protects our vital organs.

• It makes our blood cells.

• Muscles attach to our bones so we can move.

• all of these

Multiple Choice

What are the two types of bone marrow?

• red and yellow

• red and white

• blue and purple

• chartreuse and maroon

Poll

Our bones are hollow.

• yes

• no

Multiple Select

What is cartilage?

• a connective tissue

• it can bend but not stretch

• it holds bones together

• it's found in our joints, between our ribs, our ears, throats and between the bones of the back

• a 70's rock band that Mrs. Barber sings to for karaoke.

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What type of skeleton is found in the human body?

Multiple Choice

Our bones are living!

• true

• false

Multiple Select

Our bones are made of

• marshmallow goo

• collagen

• calcium phosphate

• q-tips