Rocky's Body Quizz

What is the function of the skeletal system?

• Provide support and structure to the body, as well as store fat, produce brain cells, and help with jumping jacks.

• Provide support for muscles, ligaments and tendons.

• Provide support and structure to the body, as well as store minerals, produce red blood cells, and help with movement.

• Provide a fun, but spooky experience for Halloween.

What is a joint?

• Place where two or more bones connect.

• Place where two or more muscles connect.

• Place where muscles and tendons join and create the ability to flex.

• A pathway from the brain to nerves to help the body move.

Choose which ones are joints.

• Fixed

• Hinged

• Ball & Socket

• Sliding/Gliding

• Bursting

A finger is an example of a hinge joint.

• True

• False

A hip is an example of a _________ joint.

• Fixed

• Ball & Socket

• Hinged

• Sliding/Gliding

A skull is an example of a _________ joint.

• Fixed

• Ball & Socket

• Hinged

• Sliding/Gliding

The below joint is an example of a sliding joint.

• Shoulder

• Knee

• Ankle

• Skull

What is a ligament?

• A type of muscle.

• A type of Altoid flavor.

• Strong elastic band of connective tissue that holds joints together.

• Strong elastic band of connective tissue that holds muscles together.

What is the function of the muscular system?

• To allow your body to move.

• To allow your body to reproduce.

• To allow your body to digest foods.

• To allow your body to perform photosynthesis.

Cardiac muscles are found in the heart.

• True

• False