Skeletal System

How many bones make up the skeletal system?

• 206

• 500

• 20

• 1500

The job (function) of the skull is to protect the

• Lungs

• Heart

• Liver

• Brain

A __________ is a place where two bones meet

• Fracture

• Joint

• Cartilage

• Buckle

What is the purpose of the skeletal system?

• To support the body

• Work with the muscles to move the body

• Give the body shape

• All of these

Where on your body did cartilage never become bone?

• Eyelid

• Teeth

• Knee Cap

• Nose

Which statement is false?

• Bone is where most of the blood is made

• Bones store valuable minerals

• Bone is non-living

• Bone protects and supports organisms

What is the difference between bone and cartilage?

• Bone is flexible, cartilage is rubbery

• Cartilage is flexible, bone is firm

• Bone is internal, cartilage is external

• Bones can break, cartilage can't

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What type of joint is this?

• Gliding

• Ball and Socket

• Pivot

• Hinge

True or False: The tough connective tissue that connects muscles to bones is called ligaments

• True

• False

True or False: The bone in the tip of your finger is the smallest in your body

• True

• False