Chapter 6 Quiz - Bones/Muscles

God's design for bones to store minerals is important because ______

• bones are a frame for the body

• bones release minerals to the rest of the body

• bones have cartilage between them

• none of the above

The knee and elbow are examples of a _____ joint

• ball-and-socket

• pivot

• hinge

• cartilage

Hard, living tissues that support the body are _____

• ligaments

• bones

• marrow

• cartilage

A place where two or more bones come together is called a _____

• joint

• vertebra

• ligaments

• cartilage

The strong tissue that is softer and more bendable than bone is _____

• marrow

• cartilage

• ligament

• bones

An immovable joint can be found in the ____

• hip

• skull

• elbow

• ligaments

Some bones are filled with a soft, jelly-like material that produces new blood cells. This material is called ____

• ligament

• cartilage

• marrow

• patella

The part of the skeleton that surrounds and protects the brain is the ____

• skull

• patella

• sternum

• bones

The 33 bones in the back that protect the spinal cord are the vertebrae.

• true

• false

A band of tissue that provides both strength and support to a joint is a cartilage.

• true

• false