The Skeletal System

Calcium in the bloodstream is regulated by hormones produced in the 

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All of the following bones form part of the knee joint except

• The ilium.

• The tibia.

• The patella.

• The femur.

Bones serve as scaffolding for (more than one correct answer)

• ligaments

• joints

• muscles

• organs

This image represents the __________ skeleton.

• appendicular skeleton

• axial skeleton

Your father broke his femur, which is the long bone in the upper thigh.

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

Which bone is highlighted

• humerus

• fibula

• radius

• ulna

• tibia

The pelvis of a female is _____ as compared to a male.

• wide and circular
• wide and heart-shaped
• narrow and circular
• narrow and heart-shaped

The bone represented by #2 is the ___________

• fibula

• tibia

• radius

• ulna

• femur

There are approximately ________ bones in the adult human body

• 260

• 206

• 305

• 350

__________ are the connective tissue that connect bone to bone

• Joints

• Tendons

• Ligaments

• Cartilage