Muscles and Bones: The Musculoskeletal System

Approximately how many muscles are in our body

• 600

• 200

• 350

• 12

What is it called where two or more bones connect

• Joint

• Tendon

• ligaments

• cartilage

Which part of the skeletal system protects the brain?

• pelvis

• ribs

• scapula

• cranium/skull

Which part of the skeletal system protects the heart and lungs?

• cranium/skull

• pelvis

• scapula

• ribs

Which part of the skeletal system protects the spinal cord?

• pelvis

• cranium/skull

• vertebra

• scapula

This is a tissue that connects the ends of bones together to form a joint...joins bone to bone

• tendon

• nerve

• epithelial

• ligament

This tough band of connective tissue connects muscles to bones.

• ligament

• tendon

• cartilage

• femur

The skeletal system has several jobs. Select one of the following that describe its jobs.

• send messages between the brain and the body

• provides a framework for the body

• creates hormones

• identifies and acts upon germs and bacteria that invade the body

Skeletal muscles always work _____.

• in groups
• in pairs
• singly
• none of the above

TRUE or FALSE: Bones are living tissue.

• True
• False