Skeletal & Muscle Review

The material that gives bones flexibility so they don't break easily is _______________

• Calcium
• Cartilage

• Vitamin D
• Collagen

The two main functions of the muscular system are...

• protecting organs and storing minerals

• allowing you to move your body and moving materials inside the body

• Excretion and filtration
• allowing you to move your body and making blood cells

Which of the following help you build muscle? (Check all that apply)

• damaging the muscle tissue by giving it challenging tasks

• carbohydrates in your diet

• protein in your diet

• rest

Which of these is NOT a function of the SKELETAL system?

• making blood cells

• providing support and protecting important organs

• moving materials through the body

• storing minerals such a calcium

The axial skeleton is made up of

• humerus, radius, ulna
• femur, tibia, fibula
• skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum
• scapula, clavicle, pelvis, and skull

Red marrow found in the center of bones

• stores fat

• stores minerals such as calcium

• provides strength and support for the bone

• makes red and white blood cells

Babies have around 300 bones; the average adult has _____ bones.

• 306

• 206

• 106

• 602

Spongy bone is

• a strong, flexible, and smooth tissue found at the end of bones; allows smooth movement

• dense bone with no visible open spaces

• soft tissue found in center of long bones that stores fat

• bone tissue with many open spaces; it provides strength and support for bone

Compact bone is

• a strong, flexible, and smooth tissue found at the end of bones; allows smooth movement

• dense bone with no visible open spaces

• soft tissue found in center of long bones that stores fat

• bone tissue with many open spaces; it provides strength and support for bone

Cartilage is

• a strong, flexible, and smooth tissue found at the end of bones (and in ears and tip of nose); allows smooth movement

• dense bone with no visible open spaces

• soft tissue found in center of long bones that stores fat

• bone tissue with many open spaces; it provides strength and support for bone