Skeletal System Facts

Bones give your body ____________.

• structure

• shape

• safety

• health

How many bones in an adult body?

• 270

• 26

• 175

• 206

What is the largest bone in the body?

• the skull

• the radius

• the femur

• the stirrup

What is the smallest bone in the body?

• the skull

• the femur

• the stirrup

• the vertibrae

Bones meet at __________.

• marrow

• joints

• muscles

• clavicle

What does NOT help the body with movement?

• joints

• bones

• muscles

• skull

Muscles can only ________, not _________.

• pull, push

• pull, pull

• push, pull

• push, push

Bones, joints, and muscles make up the _____________ system.

• circulatory

• muscular

• respiratory

• skeletal

Which is NOT a kind of joint?

• hinge joint

• ball and socket joints

• gliding joints

• moving joints

The knee is a _________ joint.

• hinge

• ball and socket

• gliding