Skeletal, Muscular and Digestive System

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

• Helps your body move

• Send oxygen to the body

• Protect your organs

• Give your body shape and structure

The skeletal system works with the ______________ to help your body move.

• digestive system

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• muscular system

The skull protects which organ?

• heart

• lungs

• brain

• stomach

The place where two bones meet is called a ___________. They work with your muscles to help you move.

• tendon

• joint

• blood vessel

• ligament

What part of the skeleton protects the heart, lungs, and stomach?

• rib cage

• femur

• skull

• spine

How is the skeletal system connected to the circulatory system?

(Choose 2)

• bones pump blood to the heart

• bones make blood cells

• the heart needs calcium from the bones

• bones protects the heart

How many bones are in an adult?

• 200

• 203

• 206

• 209

The organ system that consists of bones, their associated cartilages, ligaments and joints. Provides protection, movement, produces red blood cells, and stores minerals.

• Circulatory System

• Respiratory System

• Skeletal System

• Digestive System

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton by tendons and provides the force that moves the bones. Can be voluntary or involuntary.

• Involuntary Muscles

• Voluntary Muscles

• Skeletal Muscles

Characteristics in common with both smooth and skeletal muscles, involuntary, does not get tired and controls heartbeats.

• Smooth Muscle

• Muscle

• Cardiac Muscle