Human Body Quiz-Skeletal and Muscular Sysyem

Along with the smallest bones, the smallest muscles in the human body are found in the ears.

• True

• False

What is the scientific name of the 'jaw bone'?

• Maxilla

• Mandible

The bones at the end of our fingers and toes are known as _______________.

• Tarsals

• The phalanges

The patella is commonly known as your knee cap.

• True

• False

A function of the skeletal system is to protect vital organs.

• True

• False

The functions are the skeletal system are

• To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

• to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

• to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

• to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

Where is new blood cells created?

• In the scapula

• In bone marrow, located inside the bone

• In the patella

• In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

identify the skeletal bone in the picture that is highlighted green and blue; also known as the breastbone

• clavilce

• Sternum

• Rib Cage

• verterbrae

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted blue

• mandible

• humerus

• cranium

• femur

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

• ribs

• mandible

• vertebrae

• humerus