Introduction to the Skeletal System

Where can you find the periosteum?

• On the outermost portion of your bones
• In the innermost portion of your bones
• Between the layers of spongy bone
• In the hollows of your bones

What fills the hollow of most bones?

• Bone blood
• Bone marrow
• Spongy bone
• Compact bone

What is the main function of bone marrow?

• Supporting internal organs
• Keeping the spine straight
• Storing minerals
• Producing blood cells

What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones than adults?

• Most adults suffer from bone loss
• Teenagers also have more bones than adults
• Babies shed some of their bones as they grow
• Some of babies' bones fuse together as they grow

The spine is made up of little ring-shaped bones called:

• Vertebrates
• Verdigris
• Vertigo
• Vertebrae

What is the name for a broken bone?

• periosteum
• compound
• fraction
• fracture

Which is not a job of your skeletal system?

• to support
• to store calcium
• to store glucose
• to protect

Where would you find the femur, patella, tibia, and fibula?

• in the feet
• in the leg
• in the arm
• in the back

Where would you find the metatarsals and phalanges?

• in the neck
• in the leg
• in the feet
• in the hands

What is the biggest and heaviest bone in your body?

• femur
• skull
• patella
• ulna