Bones: True or False Challenge

The basic structure of a bone includes a dense outer layer and a spongy inner layer. True or False?

• Bones do not have any layers.

• True

• The outer layer is spongy and the inner layer is dense.

• Bones are made entirely of cartilage.

Bones serve as a storage site for minerals such as calcium. True or False?

• True

• Bones are primarily made of cartilage.

• Bones are only for structural support.

• Bones do not store any minerals.

There are only two types of bones in the human body. True or False?

• There are only two types of bones in the animal kingdom.

• All bones in the human body are the same type.

• There are three types of bones in the human body.

• False

Joints are the areas where two or more bones meet. True or False?

• True

• Joints are where muscles connect to bones.

• Joints are the areas where blood vessels meet.

• Joints are only found in the skull.

The femur is the longest bone in the human body. True or False?

• The femur is the shortest bone in the human body.

• The femur is located in the arm.

• The femur is the second longest bone in the human body.

• True

Bones are not involved in the production of blood cells. True or False?

• Only in certain conditions

• Only in infants

• True

• Only in the skull

• False

Cartilage is a type of bone. True or False?

• Cartilage is a type of joint.

• False

• Cartilage is a type of tissue that forms bones.

• Cartilage is a type of muscle.

There are 206 bones in an adult human skeleton. True or False?

• An adult human skeleton has 205 bones.

• The human skeleton has 210 bones.

• True

• There are 206 bones in a child's skeleton.

The skull is made up of only one bone. True or False?

• The skull is made up of three bones.

• The skull is made up of several bones.

• The skull is made up of two bones.

• False

Hinge joints allow for rotational movement. True or False?

• False

• Hinge joints are found in the shoulder.

• Hinge joints permit movement in multiple directions.

• Hinge joints allow for sliding movement.