Skeleton System

What are the jobs of the skeleton?

_{(Select all correct answers)}

• supports the body and give it shape

• makes red blood cells

• protects soft parts of the body

• store minerals

How many bones are in an adult human's body?

• 206

• 168

• 542

• 337

The bones work with the _______________ to make us move.

• stomach

• lungs

• muscles

• cartilage

The skeleton is made of which two different materials?

• bone

• cartilage

• skin

• blood

This material is in our ears and nose and can bend without breaking.

• cartilage

• bones

• blood

• intestines

Where is new blood cells created?

• In the scapula

• In bone marrow, located inside the bone

• In the patella

• In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

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What are the 2 types of skeletons?

• spongy bone and compact bone
• marrow and blood vessels
• axial and appendicular

The ability of the human body to regulate itself is called...

• organs
• tissues
• homeostasis
• organism

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What are the 2 types of bone tissue?

• spongy bone and compact bone
• marrow and blood vessels
• axial and appendicular

What transports new red blood cells from the marrow?

• blood vessels
• marrow
• veins
• red blood cells