Skeletal System Quiz

Why do humans have bones?

• To protect their organs

• To help take in food and nutrients

• To aid in breathing

• To send messages from brain to the other parts of the body

Which bones are not fully movable?

• The hip bones

• The leg bones

• The bones of the skull

• The arm bones

What is one purpose of cartilage?

• It cushions bones to keep them from grinding together

• It allows your head to turn

• It protects your internal organs

• It prevents your bones from being broken

What do you call the thin long bone in your arm?

• Patella

• Radius

• Fibula

• Tibia

What are the connective tissues that keep your bones attached to each other?

• Joints

• Tendons

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

What does the sternum do?

• It protects the spinal chord

• It allows the ribs to expand and contract with each breath

• It connects muscle to bone

• It cushions bones to keep them from grinding together

What is the function of your neck, which is a pivot joint?

• It cushions the bones in your neck

• It protects your spinal chord

• It allows you to turn your head

• It protects your brain

What is one purpose of cartilage?

• It cushions bones to keep them from grinding together

• It allows your head to turn

• It protects your internal organs

• It prevents your bones from being broken