Skeleton Quiz
Your skeleton is the inner supporting system of bones that keeps you in prime shape, but it does a lot to protect your vital organs as well. What do you know about the skeleton and how it operates?
- 1.What is the skeleton system?
- A.
All the bones in the body
- B.
All muscles and tendons
- C.
All the body's organs, both soft and hard tissue
- D.
All the bones in the body and the tissue that connects them
- 2.How many bones are in the average human body?
- A.
33
- B.
206
- C.
639
- D.
Varies by person
- 3.Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
- A.
Bone is where most blood cells are made
- B.
Bones serve as a wearhouse for various minerals
- C.
Bone is dry and non-living supporting structure
- D.
Bone protects and supports the body and its organs
- 4.Which bones protects the brain?
- A.
Calcium
- B.
The cranium
- C.
The cerebrum
- D.
The cerebellum
- 5.Besides the brain the skull also protects the...
- A.
The lungs
- B.
The diaphram
- C.
The body's cells
- D.
The sense organs
- 6.The purpose of the rib cage is to...
- A.
Protect the stomach
- B.
Protect the spinal cord
- C.
Protect the heart and lungs
- D.
Provides and object where the lungs can attach to
- 7.What makes bone so strong?
- A.
Silicia
- B.
Cartilage
- C.
Blood and marrow
- D.
Calcium and phosphorous
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