Intro to Skeletal System

The adult human body contains how many bones

• 80

• 126

• 156

• 206

Fill in the function: The skeletal system provides _________ and shape for the body

• Anchor

• movement

• production

• Structure

Fill in the function: The skeletal system provides _______ points for muscles

• Anchor

• structure

• protection

• production

Fill in the function: The skeletal system ______ internal organs by covering or surrounding them.

• Anchors

• protects

• produces

• supports

The bones of the skeletal system act as ______ for muscle action

• anchors

• supports

• levers

• producers

Fill in the blank: Bones are areas of storage for _______ (primarily Calcium and Phosphorus)

• minerals

• amino acids

• carbohydrates

• nucleic acids

Fill in the blank: Bones are areas of energy storage via ______ stored in the adipose cells of the yellow marrow.

• minerals

• lipids

• amino acids

• nucleic acids

Fill in the blank: Bones are sites of _______ production.

• Cell

• DNA

• ATP

• Amino acid

Name a type of cell produced in the bone marrow

• Red blood cell

• White blood cell

• Platelets

• All of the above

These bones form the body's central axis or central line

• Axial skeleton

• Appendicular skeleton