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All answers correct per Wikipedia.
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The human skeleton is made up of _____
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Bones
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Muscles
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Glands
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Humans have about 270 bones at birth. By adulthood we have about ___
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306
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206
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The same as at birth
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Which of the following is NOT a major function of the skeleton?
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Support
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Production of blood cells
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Hormone balance
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Question of
Male and female humans have identical skeletons – true or false?
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True
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False
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Although present in other primates, such as the gorilla and chimpanzee, the baculum or penis bone is absent in humans – true or false?
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True
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False
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Question of
How many pairs of ribs in the human ribcage?
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9
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12
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24
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Which shows the greatest difference between males and females?
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Teeth
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Pelvis
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Skull
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Which of the following words means ‘bony’?
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Osseous
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Bonicular
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Fossilized
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How many bones in the human head?
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1
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10
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28
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Which of the following does NOT mean skeleton?
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Russian: скеле́т (skelét)
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Irish: creatlach
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Hawaiian: kinanahiwi
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Hindi: कंकाल (kaṅkāl)
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Welsh: sgerbwd
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Hebrew: שֶׁלֶד (shéled)
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Dutch: geraamte
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NONE! They ALL mean skeleton 🙂
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