Skeletal System Functions and Joints Quiz

What are the five major functions of the skeletal system?

• Shape & support, enables you to move, protects your organs, produces blood cells, stores minerals & materials

• Digestion, breathing, hearing, seeing, tasting

• Produces hormones, filters blood, digests food, pumps blood, stores fat

• Produces energy, stores water, digests food, filters air, produces heat

What is a joint?

• A place in the body where two bones come together

• A muscle that moves bones

• A type of blood cell

• A mineral stored in bones

Which type of joint allows forward and backward motion and is found in the knee, fingers, toes, and jaw?

• Hinge joint

• Gliding joint

• Pivot joint

• Ball and socket joint

Where do you find an immovable joint in the body?

• In the skull

• In the knee

• In the shoulder

• In the hip

Which is more flexible: cartilage or bone?

• Cartilage

• Bone

• Muscle

• Ligament

What is the thin, outer membrane that surrounds the bone called?

• Periosteum

• Endosteum

• Cartilage

• Ligament

Which minerals make our bones strong?

• Calcium and phosphorus

• Iron and zinc

• Sodium and potassium

• Magnesium and copper

What is osteoporosis?

• A condition in which bones become weak and break easily

• A disease that affects the muscles

• A condition where joints swell

• A disorder of the skin

Describe the two types of bone marrow.

• Red marrow and yellow marrow

• White marrow and blue marrow

• Green marrow and black marrow

• Pink marrow and orange marrow

What is evidence that bone is living?

• The bone can grow and develop

• The bone is always cold

• The bone is made of metal

• The bone never changes