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What is the place where two bones meet?
Ball and socket
Ligaments
Tendons
Joint
Which of the following is not a function of bones?
Storage
Protection
Absorption
Blood cell formation
What do the bones create?
Platelets
Plasma
Red blood cells
White blood cells
If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be?
Beams and joints that hold it up
Apartments and offices inside it
Plumbing and electrical systems
Foundation that anchors it to ground
The following are the functions of the skeleton EXCEPT?
Protection
Movement
Body shape
Circulation of blood
The bones work with the _______________ to make us move.
Lungs
Joints
Muscles
Nerves
The spine is made up of ________ vertebrae.
206
26
14
8
This material is in our ears and nose and can bend without breaking.
Blood
Bones
Smooth muscles
Cartilage
This soft material is found inside bones and is where red blood cells are made.
Brain
Enamel
Marrow
Blood vessels
Select the four types of bone shapes.
Small
Long
Flat
Irregular
Short
Which function of the skeletal system would be especially important if you were in a car accident?
Fat storage
Storage of minerals
Facilitation of movement
Protection of internal organs
Most of the bones of the arms and hands are long bones; however, the bones in the wrist are categorized as ________.
Flat bones
Short bones
Irregular bones
Sesamoid bones
A fracture can be both ________.
Open and closed
Open and transverse
Transverse and greenstick
Greenstick and comminuted
Each bone has a particular job. The job of the skull is to?
Protects the brain
Tells the brain what to do
Pumps blood to the brain
Helps the body to make decision
When calcium levels are too high or too low, which body system is primarily affected?
Digestive system
Endocrine system
Nervous system
Skeletal system
The smallest bone in the human body is the?
Mandible
Nose
Outer finger
Stapes
What is the largest joint in the human body?
Knee
Clavicle
Elbow
Neck
Humerous is the bone of the forearm.
True
False
The pectoral girdle connects the upper limb, whereas the pelvic girdle connects the lower limb to the axial skeleton.
True
False
Which of these is a sesamoid bone?
Patella
Radius
Tibia
Ulna
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