Skeletal System Quiz

What is the framework of bones in the body called?

• Cartilage

• Skeleton

• Ligaments

• Osseous Tissue

Which type of tissue provides support for the body and serves as sites of muscle attachments?

• Bone Marrow

• Osseous Tissue

• Bones

• Cartilage

What is the soft tissue found inside cavities in bones that produces blood cells?

• Osteocytes

• Bone Marrow

• Ligaments

• Cartilage

What is the point at which two bones meet, providing flexibility?

• Joint

• Ossification

• Osteoblasts

• Skeleton

What are very strong bands of connective tissue that bind bones together at a joint?

• Cartilage

• Osteocytes

• Ligaments

• Bone Marrow

What is the strong, flexible connective tissue found in several locations in the body, such as covering ends of bones in synovial joints?

• Osseous Tissue

• Cartilage

• Osteoblasts

• Skeleton

What is the process of bone formation called?

• Ossification

• Osteocytes

• Joint Formation

• Ligamentation

What is one of the hardest materials in the body, also known as bony tissue?

• Cartilage

• Osseous Tissue

• Bone Marrow

• Ligaments

What is an immature bone cell called?

• Osteocytes

• Osteoblasts

• Cartilage

• Joint

What is a mature bone cell called?

• Osteoblasts

• Osteocytes

• Bone Marrow

• Ligaments