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Skeletal System

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)
robot
b)
skeleton
c)
ulna
d)
vertebrate
2.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
3.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
4.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
5.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

6.
What do the bones create?
a)
white blood cells
b)
platlets
c)
red blood cells
d)
flying turkeys
7.
If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be:
a)
beams and joints that hold it up
b)
plumbing and electrical systems
c)
foundation that anchors it to ground
d)
apartments and offices inside it
8.
Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.
a)
106
b)
201
c)
206
10.
What are the functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
11.
The ribs protect your...
a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
all of the above