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october osteological quiz

Dem bones, dem bones, dem - dry bones! Let's hear it for the skellybob!

Halloween's on the way and there'll be more skeletons about than you can shake a stick at. Time to bone up on your skeleton facts. Get all the questions right and you could be in with a chance of winning one of three brilliant skeleton games, or glowing skeleton balloons, glowing rubber skeletons, and jelly skeletons.

Don't be a bone head! - Break, set, go!

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01
 Babies are born with 300 bones in their body. As they grow older many of these bones fuse together. How many bones do they have when they reach adulthood?
156
206
256

02
 The longest bone in the human body is called the femur. It measures one quarter of your height! Where is it?
The back
The arm
The leg

03
 The smallest bone in your body is in the ear and was named because it looks like something you might find on a horse. What is it?
The stirrup bone
The saddle bone
The nosebag bone

04
 The skull is very important as it protects the brain. And where would we be without a brain? Don't answer that! What is the only bone in your head that can move?
Forehead
Upper jawbone
Lower jawbone

05
 Like they say - drink your milk! Lack of exercise, poor diet and hormonal and genetic factors can all affect bone strength and contribute to bone thinning. What is this condition called?
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteoarthritis

06
 Bone marrow is a spongy material that fills some of the bones and produces the cells (called stem cells), which develop into the three different types of blood cells. Which type of blood cells are responsible for fighting infection?
Red blood cells
Platelets
White blood cells

07
 A worm has a water skeleton. The worm uses its muscles to squeeze and relax compartments of fluid and this causes a peristaltic motion. Water is very dense and can provide a lot of support. What is the name for this type of skeleton?
Endoskeleton
Hyrdrostatic skeleton
Exoskeleton

08
 There are four types of joint in the human body. Some types enable more movement than others. Arms and legs can rotate fairly freely at the shoulder and hip. What are these types of joints known as?
Ball and socket
Marrowbone and cleaver
Frog and nightgown

09
 Humans have the same number of bones in their neck as which animal?
Horse
Panda
Giraffe

10
 Did you know that sharks have no bones? Their skeleton is made of a different material which is lighter and more bendy than bone. What is it?
Rubber
Cartilage
Shell

Answers

1= 206 • 2= The leg • 3= The stirrup bone • 4= Lower jawbone • 5= Osteoporosis • 6= White blood cells • 7= Hydrostatic skeleton • 8= Ball and socket • 9= Giraffe • 10= Cartilage

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