Bones & Skeletons!
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Test your bones and skeleton facts with this quiz!
Questions and Answers
- 1.
The longest bone in the human body is the...
Correct Answer
femurExplanation
Femur (also known as the thigh bone) comes from Latin!Rate this question:
- 2.
There are 7 bones in your neck. How many bones are there in a giraffe's neck?
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7, sevenExplanation
There are 7 bones in both human and giraffe necks, bones in a giraffe's neck are just much larger and longer.Rate this question:
- 3.
Bones join together to form...
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jointsExplanation
Without joints, movement would be impossible!Rate this question:
- 4.
The human skeleton is made up of 206 bones.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. TrueExplanation
A newborn baby actually has more than 300 bones when they are born, but as they grow older many of these bones fuse together and, as a result, adults have 206 bones!Rate this question:
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- 5.
Where are the smallest bones in the human body found?
- A.
Ear
- B.
Face
- C.
Hands
Correct Answer
A. EarExplanation
The smallest bones in the human body are found in the ear and the smallest bone in the ear is called the stirrup bone (its looks like a stirrup that goes with a horse and saddle).Rate this question:
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- 6.
What are the purposes of our skeleton? (Check as many as are correct)
- A.
To protect vital organs
- B.
To give us our shape
- C.
To let us move
Correct Answer(s)
A. To protect vital organs
B. To give us our shape
C. To let us moveExplanation
Skeletons protect our vital organs (heart, brain and lungs), they give us shape (otherwise we'd just be a blob) and they let us move. So, without skeletons we would definitely be more delicate, blobby and stationary.Rate this question:
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- 7.
How many bones does a newborn baby have?
- A.
206
- B.
300 (ish)
- C.
500 (ish)
- D.
34
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B. 300 (ish)Explanation
While adults have 206 bones, when they were babies they had more than 300. Those 300+ bones fused into 206 as they grew up!Rate this question:
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- 8.
The spine (backbone) is made up of 28 separate bones.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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B. FalseExplanation
Actually, the spine (backbone) is made up of 33 separate bones.Rate this question:
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- 9.
What are bones mostly made up of?
- A.
Potassium
- B.
Calcium
- C.
Iron
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B. CalciumExplanation
Bones are mostly made up of calcium which is why people always say to 'drink your milk, it will give you strong healthy bones'. Milk has got calcium in it.Rate this question:
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- 10.
What can bone marrow do?
- A.
Make new red blood cells
- B.
Make new white blood cells
- C.
Make new red and white blood cells
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C. Make new red and white blood cellsExplanation
Bone marrow is a flexible tissue inside the bone which can produce new red and white blood cells.Rate this question:
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- 11.
Which has more bones?
- A.
The human hand
- B.
The human face
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A. The human handExplanation
The human hand has 27 bones, almost double the number of bones in your face... 14!Rate this question:
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- 12.
Bones can develop cancer.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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A. TrueExplanation
Bone cancer is caused by a problem with the cells that make bone. The most common types of bone tumors include: osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, chondrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, fibrosarcoma, and chordoma.Rate this question:
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- 13.
Which of these is NOT a bone cancer?
- A.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
- B.
Osteosarcoma
- C.
Fibrosarcoma
- D.
Femegant histiosarcoma
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D. Femegant histiosarcomaExplanation
Oesteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer, often occurring in arm and leg bones.
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a type of bone cancer which affects the soft tissues, including muscles and ligaments.
Fibrosarcoma is rarer and is slightly more common in males than females.
Femegant histiosarcoma is entirely made up.Rate this question:
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- 14.
There are many different layers in bones, which is the correct order (start with the outer most layer and work inwards)?
- A.
Periosteum, compact bone, cancellous, marrow
- B.
Periosteum, cancellous, compact bone, marrow
- C.
Marrow, cancellous, periosteum, compact bone
- D.
Cancellous, marrow, compact bone, periosteum
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A. Periosteum, compact bone, cancellous, marrowExplanation
The outer surface of the bone is called the periosteum (a thin, dense membrane containing nerves and blood vessels). Then comes the layer made out of compact bone which is smooth and hard. The cancellous is next, and there are many layers of cancellous which is very strong but not quite as hard as the compact bone. Finally, in most bones, the cancellous protects the marrow (which makes blood cells).Rate this question:
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- 15.
Bone problems can be heriditary.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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A. TrueExplanation
Some bone problems are heriditary but by keeping healthy you can reduce your risk of bone problems.Rate this question:
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- 16.
Which of these bones are in the hand? (from wrist to fingers)
- A.
Phalanges
- B.
Ulna
- C.
Carpals and metacarpals
- D.
Mandible
- E.
Tarsals and metatarsals
Correct Answer(s)
A. Phalanges
C. Carpals and metacarpalsExplanation
Phalanges, carpals and metacarpals are all bones in your hands. The ulna is in your arm and the mandible is your chin. Tarsals and metatarsals are in your feet!Rate this question:
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- 17.
Teeth are made of bone.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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B. FalseExplanation
Teeth are specialised skin tissue and are NOT made of bone, despite that they often appear in diagrams of skeletons.Rate this question:
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- 18.
What is the volume of our skull? (in cm cubed)
- A.
1500
- B.
1650
- C.
300
Correct Answer
A. 1500Explanation
The skull volume is about 1500 cm cubed. The Neanderthal man (lived about 200,000 years ago) had a bigger skull of 1650 cm cubed.Rate this question:
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- 19.
Simple, compound and greenstick. These are all types of...
Correct Answer
fractures
fractureExplanation
Bones and joints can break if placed under strain. The three most common types of fracture include simple fracture, compound fracture and greenstick fracture.Rate this question:
- 20.
Can bones be burned?
- A.
No, they only get fossilized.
- B.
Yes, but they don't turn into ashes.
- C.
None of the above.
Correct Answer
B. Yes, but they don't turn into ashes.Explanation
Bones can burn, but they won't burn down to ashes.Rate this question:
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