Skeletal System Quiz

What is the place where two bones meet?

• hinge
• bone
• spot
• joint

What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?

• ligament
• tendon
• patella
• string

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

• ligament
• tendon
• patella
• string

Ligaments connect:

• Bone to bone
• Muscle to bone
• Joint to joint
• Bone to joint

The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?

• 216
• 371
• 206
• 199

The _________________ gives the body its shape and supports and protects the internal organs.

• urinary system
• skeletal system
• lympthatic/immune system
• endocrine system

Tissue found in some bones that makes blood cells

• red marrow
• yellow marrow
• canaliculi
• lamellae

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What do the bones create?

• white blood cells
• platlets
• red blood cells
• flying turkeys

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If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be:

• beams and joints that hold it up
• plumbing and electrical systems
• foundation that anchors it to ground
• apartments and offices inside it

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Which type of joint give you the largest range of motion?

• pivot
• ball-and-socket
• hinge
• gliding