Skeletal System Basics CFU

What is the skeleton made of?

• Bone
• Tendons
• Muscle
• Cartilage

True or False: Adults have the same amount of bones as babies.

• True

• False

What are the divisions of the skeleton?

• Upper limb skeleton and lower limb skeleton
• Cranial skeleton and facial skeleton
• Vertebral skeleton and rib skeleton
• Axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton

Bone is a type of ​ (a)   tissue.

• connective
• epithelium
• nervous

Which of the following is not a function of the skeletal system?

• Support

• Protection

• Digestion
• Hormone production

99% of what mineral is stored within the bones?

• calcium
• potassium
• iron
• sodium

Blood formation takes place in the bones, what is this process called?

• Hematopoiesis
• Thrombopoiesis
• Leukopoiesis
• Erythropoiesis

Match the type of bone with its example.

• Scapula

• Long bone

• Vertebra

• Irregular bone

• Wrist

• Short bone

• Femur

• Flat bone

• Petallae

• Sesamoid bone

Bones are alive and can heal.

• True

• False

How many bones are in an adult?

• 200

• 203

• 206

• 209