The Skeletal System

Use the passage to read about the skeletal system. When you're finished, click the link at the bottom that says: "How does the skeletal system Work (Video). Then Take the Quiz: Bones. Tell me one thing you learned from the video and article below

What's the smallest bone in the body?

• Patella

• Stirrup

• Thigh

• Teeny

Bones meet at

• Joints

• Ligaments

• A local Restaurant

• The Rib Cage

How many bones does an adult human have?

• 500

• 110

• 206

• 55

The bones in your spine are called

• Cartilage

• Little Bones

• Ribs

• Vertebrae

The patella is located in the

• Knee

• Foot

• Ear

• Elbow

What's in the center of a bone

• Cream filling

• Compact bone

• cancellous bone

• bone marrow

Your bones will stop growing by the time you're

• 93

• 25

• 30

• 13

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The rib cage protects your:

• Liver

• Heart

• Lungs

• All of the above

Match each number to the correct skeletal structure

• tibia

• 10

• fibula

• 8

• femur

• 9

• ilium

• 6

• radius

• 7