Skeletal System and Muscular System

The knee joint pictured below is an example of what type of joint?

• hinge

• gliding

• ball and socket

• pivot

The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?

• 216

• 371

• 206

• 199

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?

• Production of blood cells

• Gives the body form

• Protects internal organs

• Generates heat

What is the flexible rubbery tissue that helps cushion bones where they meet called?  

• ligaments

• cartilage

• tendons

• knee pads

The bands of tissue that connect bones to muscle?

• tendons

• cartilage

• ligaments

• muscle

Which of the following is a hinge joint? 

• hip

• elbow

• shoulder

• neck

A tough band of fibrous, slightly elastic connective tissue that attaches one bone to another.   

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Joints

A very strong connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone. 

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Joints

What do we call the place where two or more bones meet?

• head

• cranium

• joints

• feet

Which types of muscle tissue are voluntary?

• Cardiac only

• Skeletal only

• Smooth only

• Cardiac and smooth

• Skeletal and smooth