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Skeleton, Joints and Muscles 01

The flexor muscle for the elbow joint is the bicep. These bend the arm by contracting. (Picture courtesy of Muscle-Fitness-Tips.net)

Skeleton, Joints and Muscles 01

There are 206 bones in a human skeleton. These bones are connected by fixed, hinged, ball and socket and partly moving joints. See how much you have learned in your Science classes by playing the following quiz all about the Skeleton, Joints and Muscles.

Which of these options do you prefer?

  1. Which of the following is NOT a function (job) of the skeleton?

  2. The function of the skull is .......

  3. Which of the following are needed for healthy bones?

  4. Bones are held together at a joint by .......

  5. At a joint the ends of the bones are covered in .......

  6. Muscles are joined to the bones by .......

  7. The elbow is a hinge joint. Which is the flexor muscle?

  8. Which is the extensor muscle in the arm?

  9. Antagonistic action of two muscles means .......

  10. Which of the following is NOT a bone in the arm?

Quiz written by Sue Davison

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