Skeletal System

What is the skeletal system?

• all the bones in your body

• all the muscles and tendons

• all the body's organs

• all the bones in the body and tissues that connect them

How many bones are in the human body?

• 312

• 206

• 500

• 342

What is the bone that protects the brain?

Which bone protects the heart and lungs?

The hollow space in the middle of bones is______

• bone marrow

• air

• blood

• bone cells

What is the difference between compact bone and spongy bone?

• They have different bone marrow

• They are made of different material

• They have different cells

• One is made of softer tissue to absorb movements and the other to be unbreakable.

What is a joint?

• The place where two bones meet

• The place where muscle meets bone

• The place where two muscles meet

• a hinge

What is the function of the skeletal system?

• to support the body

• to give the body shape

• to work with muscles to move the body

• all of the above

What is a tendon?

• tissue that connects bone to bone

• tissue that connects muscle to bone

The gel like padding that connects to joints is called

• tendons

• cartilage

• ligaments

• bones