| A | B |
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| What covers the ends of bones to make them move easily at the joints? | cartilage |
| What is missing from cartilage, allowing it to be flexible and slippery? | minerals |
| True/False Bone is alive. | true |
| What fills the center of many bones that makes blood cells and stores fat? | bone marrow |
| Which type of joint allows rotation? | ball and socket |
| What type of joint is found in the shoulder? | ball and socket |
| What type of joint is found in the hip? | ball and socket |
| What type of joint is limited to movement in only one direction? | hinge joint |
| What type of joint is found in the knee? | hinge joint |
| What type of joint is found in the elbow? | hinge joint |
| What type of joint has bones that move easily over one another? | gliding joint |
| What type of joint is found between the bones of the back and neck? | gliding joint |
| What type of joint has bones that swivel on a point? | pivot joint |
| What type of joint is found where the cranium meets the top vertebra? | pivot joint |
| What type of joint has bones that have grown together? | fixed joint |
| What type of joint is found between the bones that make-up the pelvis? | fixed joint |
| Name the fluid-filled sacs that protect the bones at the joints. | bursa |
| Name the bands of tissue that tie bones together at joints. | ligaments |
| Muscle is specialized tissue that is able to stretch or ________. | contract or shorten |
| What type of muscle contracts to bend a joint? | flexor |
| What type of muscle contracts to straighten a joint? | extensor |
| Name the bands of tissue that connect muscles to bones. | tendons |
| What type of muscle is attached to the bones of the skeleton? | skeletal or striated |
| What type of muscle are internal body organs like the stomach and small intestine made of? | smooth |
| What type of muscle makes up the heart? | cardiac |
| What type of muscle is attached to your ribs? | skeletal or striated |
| What type of muscle is the diaphragm made of? | smooth |
| What keeps muscles slightly contracted ready for action? | muscle tone |
| Name the type of joint found in the wrist. | gliding joint |
| Name the type of joint found between the bones of the phalanges. | hinge joint |
| Name the connective tissue that makes up the skeletal system. | bone, cartilage or ligaments |
| Name the outer covering of the bone. | periosteum |
| Name the type of bone that contains living cells (osteoblasts and osteoclasts). | compact bone |
| Name the type of bone that contains bone marrow. | spongy bone |
| Name the place in compact bone that holds nerves and blood vessels. | Haversian canals |
| How many bones are in an adult skeleton (average)? | 206 |
| Name the process by which cartilage becomes bone. | ossification |
| The skeleton of an baby is made mostly of which connective tissue? | cartilage |
