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The Skeletal System Quiz


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What important minerals are stored in the bones?

A. Iron and phosphorous

B. Fluoride and iodine

C. calcium and phosphorus

D. Zinc and vitamin C


When do bones stop growing?

A. Age 20

B. Age 15

C. Age 25

D. Bones don’t grow


Humans have this type skeleton.

A. Appendicular

B. Axial

C. Exoskeleton

D. Endoskeleton


Which term best describes the joints at the top of your skull?

A. Motionless

B. Flexible

C. Rubbery

D. Elastic


What does bone marrow produce?

A. Muscles

B. Blood

C. Hair

D. Water


What type of bone is longer than it is wide?

A. Long bones

B. Short bones

C. Flat bones

D. Irregular bones


The area where bones meet is called a _________.

A. Joint

B. Tendon

C. Ligament

D. Cartilage


What hard substance is found in babies before bones grow?

A. Joint

B. Tendon

C. Ligament

D. Cartilage


A part of a bone that protrudes or sticks out is called 

A. foramen

B. meatus

C. sinus

D. Process


What can you do to keep bones strong?

A. Lots of water

B. Helmets and other sports equipment

C. Green Vegetables

D. Exercise


The skeletal system works with this system to allow body movement.

A. Muscular

B. Digestive

C. Respiratory

D. Circulatory


What term means cutting into the skull?

A. ostectomy

B. craniomalacia

C. craniotomy

D. craniomegaly


What term means surgical repair of a bone ?

A. osteectomy

B. craniotomy

C. ostioplasty

D. osteomalacia


Soft rubbery tissue that keeps bone from rubbing together

A. cartilage

B. marrow

C. ligament

D. vertebrae


What connects bones to muscles?

A. hair

B. bones

C. tendons

D. teriyaki


Where might you find a long bone?

A. Head

B. Wrist

C. Chest

D. Leg


Sue has three fractured ribs; in relation to the sternum the ribs are:

A. saggital

B. medial

C. lateral

D. superior


What type of joint is found at the elbow?

A. hinge

B. ball and socket

C. saddle

D. gliding


What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones than adults?

A. Most adults suffer from bone loss

B. Teenagers also have more bones than adults

C. Babies shed some of their bones as they grow

D. Some of babies’ bones fuse together as they grow


What are bones like on the inside?

A. Soft and spongy

B. Thick and strong

C. Thin and brittle

D. Heavy and rough


Which term best describes compact bone?

A. Spongy

B. flexible

C. rigid

D. liquid


Where in the skeleton might you find a flat bone?

A. Hand

B. Wrist

C. Chest

D. Leg


What type of bone is about as wide as it is long?

A. Long bones

B. Short bones

C. Flat bones

D. Irregular bones


What does the cranium protect?

A. heart

B. eyes

C. brain

D. liver


Which fracture is common when a person tried to break their fall with outstretched arms? (NOLAN LOPER!)

A. greenstick 

B. impacted

C. Compression

D. Spiral




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