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The smallest bone in the ear is the malleus.

• Fact

• Fiction

As a person ages, the amount of calcium in the bones increases.

• FACT

• FICTION

Which function of the skeletal system would be especially important if you were in a car accident?

• storage of minerals

• protection of internal organs

• facilitation of movement

• fat storage

In the human body, joints are where the bones meet.

• FACT

• FICTION

How many facial muscles are involved in speaking?

• 70

• 280

• 210

• 140

What is the smallest bone in the human body?

• PATELLA

• METATARSALS

• SCAPULA

• STAPES

Where on the human body is the mandible located?

• KNEE

• FOOT

• FACE

• BACK

What is the most commonly broken bone in the human body?

• the sternum

• the mandible

• the clavicle

• the ulna

Human bone is made of the mineral:

• borax

• calcium

• anthracite

• gypsum

How many bones does an adult human have?

• 206

• 280

• 210

• 300