Bones and Muscle Movement Quiz

What is the primary function of the skeleton?

• To store oxygen for the body

• To produce hormones for muscle growth

• To provide support, structure, and levers for movement

• To pump blood throughout the body

Why do bones and muscles require oxygen and nutrients?

• To prevent them from breaking

• Because they are living, growing tissues

• To produce more ligaments

• To store extra calcium

What is the function of cartilage in bones?

• To produce blood cells

• To store calcium

• To absorb shock and prevent friction

• To connect muscles to bones

Which bone structure is responsible for making bones light in weight and absorbing shock?

• Compact bone

• Cartilage

• Cancellous (spongy) bone

• Osteocytes

What is the function of compact bone?

• To store oxygen

• To provide bone strength

What is found inside the marrow cavity of bones?

• Cartilage and synovial fluid

• Red and yellow bone marrow

• Ligaments and tendons

• Haversian canals and osteocytes

What is the role of red bone marrow?

• To produce red and white blood cells and platelets

• To store calcium

• To produce synovial fluid

• To strengthen tendons

What is the function of the epiphyseal (growth) plate?

• To produce bone marrow

• To allow the bone to grow and develop

• To attach ligaments to bones

• To transport nutrients through the bone

What is the function of osteons in compact bone?

• They provide the structure and function for compact bone

• They store oxygen for the body

• They produce red blood cells

• They allow muscle contraction

10. What are osteocytes?

• Bone cells

• Muscle cells

• Nerve cells

• Blood cells