Musculoskeletal System Quiz

What system do we call the "framework of the body"?

• Skeletal system
• Respiratory system
• Digestive system
• Muscular system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

How many jobs does your skeletal system have?

• 7
• 10
• 2
• 4

The main jobs of your skeletal system are:
1. Protect internal ​​ (a)  
2. Give ​ (b)   and ​ (c)  
3. Provide ​ (d)  
4. Produce ​ (e)  

• organs
• shape
• support
• movement
• red blood cells
• muscles
• digestion
• energy
• oxygen
• white blood cells

Which one of these is not a part of the skeletal system?

• Bones

• Cartilage

• Joints

• Heart

How many bones are there in an adult human body?

• 206
• 205
• 207
• 210

Bones have a hard outside covering made of ​ (a)   and ​ (b)  

• phosphorus
• calcium
• iron
• sodium
• oxygen
• magnesium

True or False: Bones have different sizes and shapes depending on their function and where it is on the human body.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Add the correct labels to this skeleton.

a

b

c

Flat Bone

Long Bone

Vertebra

Which of the following are examples of cartilage on your body? Select all that apply.

• Teeth
• Joints

• Nose

• Ears

• All of the above

Which vitamin is essential for the absorption of calcium in bones?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D