Skeletal System Quiz

Name:________________
Date:_________________

1. What should you take to keep your bones strong?

a. Sugar
b. Water
c. Calcium
d. Chinese Food
2. What is in the center of a bone?
a. Cream Filling
b. Compact Bone
c. Cancellous Bone
d. Bone Marrow
3. What is the function of our bones?
a. To protect our vital organs
b. To give our body structure and shape
c. To allow our bodies to move
d. All of the above
4. What is the outermost layer of the bone called?
a. Outer bone
b. Periosteum
c. Compact Bone
d. Hard Bone
5. What are the two types of bone marrow?
a. Orange and purple
b. Red and black
c. Red and yellow
d. Red and white
6. Another name for cancellous bone is spongy bone
a. True
b. False
7. Spinal cord is the main pathway for information connecting the brain and the nervous
system
a. True
b. False
8. The human spinal cord is protected by the soft spinal column
a. True
b. False
9. The cervical vertebrae has how many bones?
a. 3
b. 6
c. 7
 d. 10
10. The thoracic vertebrae has how many bones?
a. 20
b. 8
c. 14
d. 12
11. The lumbar vertebrae is under what?
a. Cervical Vertebrae
b. Thoracic Vertebrae
c. Sacrum
d. Brain
12. What shape is the sacrum?
a. Triangular
b. Square
c. Circular
d. Oval
13. What is the layer of cartilage separating vertebrae in the spine?
a. Nerves
b. Intervertebral Disc
c. Tissue
d. Sacrum
14. What are ligaments?
a. Tissues that connect two bones together as joints?
b. Another name for a ball and socket joint
c. The bones that make up your shoulder
15. A hinge joint allows the bones to move in one direction
a. True
b. False
16. The shoulder is an example of a gliding joint
a. True
b. False
17. Hinge joints are _____ flexible but _____ stable
a. More, less
b. Less, equally
c. Less, more
d. Very, not
18. Joints in your knees and hips are all considered moveable joints
a. True
b. False
19. What is the function of your skull?
a. Protect your heart
b. Protect your brain
c. Protect your lungs
20. The ribcage protects your heart and lungs
a. True
b. False