Parts of the Skeletal System

Any type of break in the bone is called

• Bad news

• Spongy

• Fracture

• Painful

If a student breaks their hip, which type of joint was injured?

• Wrist

• Hinge

• Fixed

• Ball and Socket

Cartilage can be found on these parts of the skeletal system except

• Tip of nose

• Outer ear

• In-between your vertebrae

• Knee cap

The skeletal system stores minerals like calcium.

• True

• False

Bones are part of your _______ system.

• Skeletal

• Muscular

At the center of a bone is soft tissue called _______.

• Marrow

• Compact bone

• Collagen

• Ligaments

The body of a newborn baby has about 300 bones, but the average adult has only _____ bones.

• 200

• 206

• 212

• 220

The strong, flexible and smooth connective tissue found at the ends of bones is called ________.

• Cartilage

• Marrow

• Compact bone

• Spongy bone

The tough, flexible strand of connective tissue that holds bones together is a ________.

• Ligament

• Cartilage

• Growth plate

• Marrow

The most plentiful mineral in our bones is ________.

• Calcium

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Magnesium