Skeleton and Muscles Quiz

As well as allowing movement and supporting your body, what else does the skeleton do?

• protects your organs

• pumps blood around your body

• breathes in oxygen

• digests food

What is the name of this part of the skeleton?

• pelvis

• ribcage

• skull

• femur

What is the name of this part of the skeleton?

• femur

• tibia

• radius

What is the name of the part of the skeleton that is at the bottom of the spine?

• clavicle

• tibia

• pelvis

• femur

What is a muscle?

• an area where bones are fitted together

• cords that are joined to bones

• soft tissue in the body that allows movement

• a type of bone in the body

Choose the correct pair of words to complete this sentence. Muscles work in pairs to _________ and _________.

• contract, relax

• get bigger, get longer

• move up, move down

If an animal is classed as a vertebrate, what does it have?

• a skull

• a backbone

• no skeleton

• wings

Which of these can be classified as a vertebrate?

• bird

• ladybird

• worm

• ant

Which of these skeletons does a jellyfish have?

• endoskeleton

• exoskeleton

• hydrostatic skeleton

• no skeleton

Which of these animals does NOT have an exoskeleton?

• crab

• fish

• butterfly

• spider