Chapter 6,7&8 Skeletal System Exam Review

Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?

• skeletal

• muscular

• respiratory

• nervous

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

• skeletal system

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• muscular system

True ribs are attached only to the spinal cord.

• True

• False

How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

• 10

• 12

• 11

• 14

How many bones does the adult human body have?

• 205
• 204
• 22
• 206

What is the axial skeleton made up of?

• skull, ribs, vertebrae

• Skull, ribs, vertebrae, clavicle

• Skull ribs, vertebrae, pelvis

• Skull, sternum, spine

The feature on the occipital bone that holds the brain stem is call the

• meatus

• mastoid

• foramen magnum

• styloid process

All of these bones are categorized as ....

• facial bones

• cranial bones

softspots, often present in newborn's skull, gradually harden

• bursa

• ligament

• fontanelles

• tendon

The smallest bones in the human body are found in the ...

• wrist

• ear

• ankle

• os coxae