Skeletal and Muscular Systems Quiz

The functions of 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

What are 2 organs in the skeletal system?

• muscles and joints

• joints and bones

• heart and lungs

• kidney and pancreas

Where are 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

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Where is cartilage, a connective tissue, located?

• Outside of the bone

• Around the muscle fibers

• In between bone and joints

• In between muscle and bone

How many bones are in the adult human body?

• 260

• 280

• 208

• 206

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 in red

• sternum

• ribs

• femur

• vertebrae

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

• ribs

• mandible

• vertebrae

• humerus

The bone marrow makes _______________________ cells.

• blood
• cancer
• large
• normal

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________ bone contains marrow, which can produce red blood cells. 

• Flexible
• Compact
• Spongy
• Cartilage