Skeletal and Muscular Systems Quiz

What does the skeleton do?

• The human skeleton protects vital organs, like your brain, heart and lungs.
• The skeletal system, also known as the human skeleton, is the framework of the human body.
• The human skeleton has joints that allow movement in your arms, legs and other appendages.
• All of the above

Human babies and adults have the same number of bones.

• True
• False

Most ADULT humans have 206 bones.

• True
• False

The largest bone in the human body is:

• the tibia
• the sternum
• the femur

You have bones inside of your ear.

• Yes
• No

In a living human, bones are....

• Not living tissue
• Living and growing tissue

All the bones in the human skeletal system are connected to another bone, except for one, the collarbone.

• True
• False

What is this called?

• A fracture
• A suture
• A muscular spasm

Bone marrow at the center of some of your bones produces new red blood cells.

• True
• False

Your muscles are attached to the bone with strong cords called .....

• ropes
• tendons
• joints