Skeletal and Muscular System Review

Which of the following are functions of the skeletal system? Check all that apply!

• Keeping the heart beating

• Give our body shape

• Protect our organs

• Make blood cells

Where are red blood cells made?

• cartilage

• compact bone

• bone marrow

• spongy bone

What do you call the band of tissue that joins one bone to another bone?

• ligament

• tendon

• cartilage

• calcium

What do you call the band of tissue that attaches muscle to bone?

• ligament

• tendon

• cartilage

• calcium

What is the flexible material found at the end of bones, in your ears and nose called?

• cartilage

• calcium

• bone marrow

• ligament

An example of a ball and socket joint would be found

• in your knee

• at the base of your skull

• your elbow

• your shoulder

Which of the following joints is immovable?

• gliding joint

• pivot joint

• fixed joint

• hinge joint

Where can you find an involuntary muscle?

• brain

• stomach

• foot

• elbow

Which muscle does the most work over your lifetime?

• skeletal muscle

• smooth muscle

• cardiac muscle

Which of the following bones is responsible for protecting your lungs?

• tibia

• scapula

• ribs

• skull