Skeletal System Quiz

The skeletal system is made up of ______________ and ______________.

• bones, cartilage

• muscles, tendons

• nerves, blood vessels

• skin, hair

The ______________ has about 206 bones. Around 300 in babies.

• adult human body

• adult elephant body

• adult cat body

• adult bird body

About 80 bones can be found in the __________________________ and 206 bones in the __________________________________.

• axial skeleton, appendicular skeleton

• appendicular skeleton, axial skeleton

• cranial skeleton, facial skeleton

• vertebral column, thoracic cage

The skeleton has two Divisions: ________: the skull, chest, vertebral column

• axial skeleton

• appendicular skeleton

• cranial skeleton

• thoracic skeleton

Your skeletal system has two types of bones: ______________ and ______________.

• compact, spongy

• long, short

• flat, irregular

• hard, soft

Bone is very ________________________ but also has some flexibility.

• hard tissue

• fragile tissue

• soft tissue

• hard cartilage

Bones to be light enough to allow for ______________ but strong enough to withstand ______________.

• movement, force

• flexibility, tension

• expansion, compression

• rotation, impact

Bones can be classified into five types based on their shape:

• Long bones

• Short bones

• Flat bones

• Irregular bones

• Sesamoid

The skeleton has two Divisions: ________________: bones of the limb and appendages.

• appendicular skeleton

• axial skeleton

• cranial skeleton

• thoracic skeleton

The ends of some bones contain ______________________: a tough flexible tissue.

• cartilage

• muscle

• tendon

• ligament