Bones of the human body is the category for this month’s trivia. Listen to the clues. Put your answer – with your first and last
name and your teacher’s name in the red, white, and blue bucket in the cafeteria before lunch. Listen to tomorrow’s
announcements for the answers and winner. Holidays and work days are from the Austin ISD calendar. Be sure to change to fit
your school.
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The adult human
body has how many
bones?
a. 500
b. 206
c. 10
d. too many to count
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1 The stirrup,
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smallest bones in your
body, are located in
the
a. toes
b. hands
c. middle ear
d. knee cap
are
a. 22% water
b. 50% water
c. 5% water
d.100% water
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9 Another name for
Another name
for your shoulder
blades
a. scapula
b. cranium
c. sternum
d. patella
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What mineral is
needed for healthy
bones and teeth?
a. iron
b. potassium
c. calcium
d. folic acid
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Another name for
the bones in the center
of your back is
a. vertebrae
b. phalanges
c. patella
d. mandible
Your tail bone is
your
a. patella
b. coccyx
c. cranium
d. phalange
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13 Bones are
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connected to each
other by
a. tendons
b. cartilage
c. blood vessels
d. ligaments
Muscles are
connected to bones by
a. tendons
b. cartilage
c. muscles
d. reflexes
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the hip bone is
a. pelvis
b. patella
c. cranium
d. sternum
Another name for 16 More than half
the jawbone is
of your bones are in
a. femur
your
b. humerus
a. back bone
b. cranium
c. mandible
d. scapula
c. hands and feet
d. elbow
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Your muscles are
connected to these so
your body can move.
a. nerves
b. bones
c. blood vessels
d. skin
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Your wrist
bones are called
a. scapula
b. cranium
c. sternum
d. carpals
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27 Your heel bone is 28
29 The bones of the
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called your
a. tarsal
b. carpal
c. calcaneus
d. scapula
human body form the
a. muscular system
b. glandular system
c. solar system
d. skeletal system
Another name
for knee cap is
a. brain
b. patella
c. cranium
d. gluteus maximus
20 Another name for 21 Your sternum, or
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The bones in the
tips of your fingers
and toes are called
a. patellas
b. coccyx
c. vertebrae
d. phalanges
the head, or skull, is
a. brain
b. patella
c. cranium
d. gluteus maximus
breast bone, protects
your
a. brain
b. liver
c. heart
d. lungs
Another name for
your shin bone is
a. tibia
b. tarsal
c. cranium
d. scapula
The longest
bone in your body is
the
a. femur
b. humerus
c. mandible
d. scapula