Skeletal System Quiz

What is the function of the skull?

• To protect the heart

• To protect the brain

• To allow movement

• To make blood cells

What is the longest bone in the body?

• Spine

• Skull

• Femur

• Patella

What is the role of bone marrow?

• To protect the brain

• To make blood cells

• To allow bending

• To attach muscles

What is a fracture?

• A break in the bone

• A type of joint

• A tissue that attaches bone to muscle

• A bone that protects the heart

What is the function of ribs?

• To protect the heart and lungs

• To allow rotating movement

• To attach bone to bone

• To grow together

What is a hinge joint?

• A joint that allows rotating movement

• A joint that allows bending

• A joint that fuses bones

• A joint that makes blood cells

What is the function of tendons?

• To attach bone to bone

• To attach bone to muscles

• To protect the brain

• To allow movement

What is the patella commonly known as?

• Skull

• Kneecap

• Spine

• Femur

What does the spine enclose?

• The heart

• The brain

• The spinal cord

• The kneecap

What is the function of ligaments?

• To attach bone to muscles

• To attach bone to bone

• To protect the brain

• To allow bending