Skeletal System Preassessment

What is the place where two bones meet?

• hinge
• bone
• spot
• joint

What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?

• ligament
• tendon
• patella
• string

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

• ligament
• tendon
• patella
• string

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

• Protection

• Blood cell formation

• Storage

• Absorption

What do the bones create?

• white blood cells
• platlets
• red blood cells
• flying turkeys

If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be:

• beams and joints that hold it up
• plumbing and electrical systems
• foundation that anchors it to ground
• apartments and offices inside it

Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape.

• True
• False

Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.

• 106
• 201
• 206

The ribs protect your...

• heart
• lungs
• liver
• all of the above

What bone is highlighted?

• Skull (Cranium)

• Mandible

• Clavicle

• Scapula