WorksheetsThe Skeletal, Muscular and Skin Systems
Total questions: 81
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A ball and socket joint is located...
a)
in the wrist
b)
in the ankle
c)
in the hip
d)
in the skull
2.
The outer tissue covering of bone is known as...
a)
spongy bone
b)
compact bone
c)
Perisosteum
d)
Medullary cabity
3.
What is the main bone in this picture?
a)
maxillia
b)
mandible
c)
cranium
d)
jaw bone
4.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
210
b)
206
c)
180
d)
80
5.
Osteocytes are______________
a)
blood cells
b)
skin cells
c)
bone cells
d)
bone destroyers
6.
The patella is
a)
the point of the elbow
b)
the thigh bone
c)
the knee cap
d)
food
7.
Tarsals are the bones that make up
a)
ankles
b)
fingers
c)
wrist
d)
toes
8.
The clavicle is the ...
a)
collarbone
b)
jawbone
c)
shoulder blade
d)
ribs
9.
The sternum is the...
a)
shoulder blade
b)
collarbone
c)
breastbone
d)
skull
10.
The mandible is the...
a)
kneecap
b)
jawbone
c)
arm bone
d)
leg bones
11.
Vertebrae makes up your....
a)
hands
b)
wrists
c)
sternum
d)
spinal column
12.
The upper arm bone is your...
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
tibia
13.
The upper leg bone is your...
a)
femur
b)
patella
c)
ulna
d)
radius
14.
The ribs protect your...
a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
all of the above
15.
The hard part of your bone is called...
a)
spongy bone
b)
marrow
c)
compact bone
16.
What is the bone in this picture?
a)
spinal column
b)
pelvis
c)
skull
d)
mandible
17.
What is the bone in the picture?
a)
skull
b)
mandible
c)
humerus
d)
femur
18.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?
a)
Produce blood cells
b)
Provide structure
c)
Makes body move
d)
Protects internal organs
19.
Which mineral makes up our bones?
a)
Calcium
b)
Vitamin D
c)
Blood Cells
d)
Bone Marrow
20.
What part of bones produce blood cells?
a)
Calcium
b)
Bone Marrow
c)
Tissues
d)
Minerals
21.
What system works along side the skeletal system to allow movement?
a)
Skeletal System
b)
Digestive System
c)
Muscular System
d)
Circulatory System
22.
What connects our bones to bones?
a)
Connective Tissue
b)
Cartilage
c)
Tendons
d)
Joints
23.
Which would be an example of a "hinge joint"?
a)
Elbow
b)
Neck
c)
Shoulder
d)
Wrist
24.
True or False:
Osteoblasts are bone-forming cells and they deposit the minerals calcium and phosphorus in bone, making the bone tissue hard.
Osteoblasts are bone-forming cells and they deposit the minerals calcium and phosphorus in bone, making the bone tissue hard.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
What do you call the tough band of tissue that holds the bones in place at the joints?
a)
Ligaments
b)
Tendons
c)
Muscles
d)
Cartilage
26.
What is anyplace where two or more bones come together?
a)
Meeting place
b)
Joints
c)
Muscles
d)
Tendons
27.
What kind of joint is this?
a)
Hinge
b)
Ball and Socket
c)
Gliding
d)
Pivot
28.
Name this joint.
a)
Hinge
b)
Pivot
c)
Ball and Socket
d)
Gliding
29.
What type of joint includes one part of a bone sliding over another bone, as well as move in a back and forth motion?
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and Socket
d)
Pivot
30.
What type of joint will you find in your shoulder and/or hips?
a)
Pivot
b)
Ball and Socket
c)
Hinge
d)
Gliding
31.
What is the purpose of cartilage?
a)
Helps make joint movement easier by reducing friction
b)
It acts as a shock absorber
c)
It is flexible
d)
All of the above
32.
1 out of 7 people in the U.S. suffer from this problem.
a)
Influenza
b)
Arthritis
c)
Broken bones
33.
The two different types of arthritis are:
a)
Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid
b)
Osteoarthritis and Asteoarthritis
c)
Rheumatoid and Osteoblasts
d)
Rheumatoid and Asteoarthritis
34.
What are the functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
35.
Which is NOT a type of muscle?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Sore
36.
_______________ are organs that relax, contract, and provide force to move your body parts.
a)
Ligaments
b)
Tendons
c)
Muscles
d)
Joints
37.
True or False: Smooth muscles are involuntary.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
True or False: The cardiac muscle is voluntary.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
True or False: Skeletal muscles are voluntary.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
True or False: Skeletal muscles are the most common muscle types.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
_________________ are thick bands of tissues that connect to bones.
a)
Tendons
b)
Ligaments
c)
Cartilage
d)
Muscles
42.
True or False: Skeletal muscles appear non-striated (not striped) under the microscope.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
The _____________ muscle is only found in the heart.
a)
Cardiac
b)
Skeletal
c)
Smooth
44.
True or False: The cardiac muscle is an involuntary muscle.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Smooth muscles appear ________________ under the microscope.
a)
Nonstriated
b)
Striated
46.
True or False: Smooth muscles are located in your intestines, bladder, blood vessels and other internal organs.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
True or False: Smooth muscles are involuntary muscles that rapidly contract and relax.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
Muscles always _________ and never _________.
a)
pull, push
b)
push, pull
c)
pull, stretch
d)
relax, contract
49.
Muscles need ________ _________ to contract and relax.
a)
chemical energy
b)
mineral energy
c)
little energy
50.
The muscle located on the back of your thigh.
a)
Hamstring
b)
Quadricep
c)
Bicep
d)
Tricep
51.
The muscle located within your stomach.
a)
Abdominals
b)
Pectorals
c)
Trapezius
52.
The muscle located in the front of your upper arm.
a)
Bicep
b)
Tricep
c)
Pectorals
53.
The muscle located on the shoulder.
a)
Deltoid
b)
Bicep
c)
Tricep
d)
Pectorals
54.
The muscle located on the front of your thigh.
a)
Calf muscle
b)
Quadricep
c)
Bicep
d)
Tricep
55.
The muscle located on your upper back/neck.
a)
Deltoid
b)
Trapezius
c)
Deltoid
d)
hamstring
56.
The muscle located on the back of your lower leg.
a)
Calf muscle
b)
Quadricep
c)
Hamstring
d)
Obliques
57.
The muscle located in the chest.
a)
Pectorals
b)
Deltoid
c)
Gluteus Maximus
d)
Trapezius
58.
The muscles located in the sides of your stomach.
a)
Obliques
b)
Abdominals
c)
Deltoid
d)
Gluteus Maximus
59.
The muscle located in your buttocks.
a)
Gluteus Maximus
b)
Abdominals
c)
Obliques
d)
Trapezius
60.
The muscles located in the back of your upper arm.
a)
Biceps
b)
Triceps
c)
Deltoid
d)
Trapezius
61.
What is your body's largest organ?
a)
skin
b)
heart
c)
brain
d)
stomach
62.
What are the three layers of skin tissue?
a)
Epidermis, dermis, fatty layer
b)
Epidermis, exodermis, muscle layer
c)
Epidermis, dermis, ligaments
d)
Epidermis, dermis, tendons
63.
The outer, thinnest layer of your skin
a)
epidermis
b)
dermis
c)
fatty layer
d)
sweat gland
64.
__________ is a pigment that protects your skin and gives it color (your eyes, too).
a)
Melanin
b)
Melanie
c)
Melanoma
d)
Tanin
65.
When your skin is exposed to ____________________, melanin production increases and skin becomes darker.
a)
UV rays
b)
Water
c)
Air
d)
Sweat
66.
The layer of cells directly below the epidermis
a)
dermis
b)
epidermis
c)
fatty layer
67.
The layer of skin that contains blood vessels, nerves, muscles, oil and sweat glands
a)
dermis
b)
epidermis
c)
fatty tissue
68.
A tubular structure carrying blood through the tissues and organs
a)
blood vessels
b)
nerves
c)
oil glands
d)
sweat glands
69.
Special cells that carry messages from one part of the body to another
a)
nerves
b)
blood vessels
c)
oil glands
d)
sweat glands
70.
Small glands that secrete an oily or waxy matter to lubricate and waterproof the skin and hair of mammals
a)
oil glands
b)
sweat glands
c)
blood vessels
d)
nerves
71.
Small glands that secrete sweat and extretes waste
a)
sweat glands
b)
oil glands
c)
nerves
d)
blood vessels
72.
What is your skins most important function?
a)
To protect
b)
To keep you warm
c)
To give you color
73.
What vitamin is produced when your skin is exposed to UV light (sunlight)?
a)
D
b)
E
c)
C
d)
A
74.
True or False: Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium.
a)
True
b)
False
75.
Which is NOT one of the five functions of your skin?
a)
Protection
b)
Sensory response
c)
Formation of vitamin C
d)
Regulation of body temperature/ridding the body of wastes
76.
When blood vessels expand, blood flow _________.
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
77.
When blood vessels contract, blood flow ______.
a)
Stays the same
b)
Increases
c)
Decreases
78.
A bursting of the tiny blood vessels beneath the skin.
a)
Cut
b)
Bruise
c)
Sweat
d)
Oil
79.
What chemical is responsible for the change in color of a bruise?
a)
Hemoglobin
b)
Pigment
c)
Blood cells
80.
Any tear in the skin
a)
A cut
b)
A bruise
c)
A burn
81.
Yellow bone marrow has a high _________ content that gives it it's color.
a)
blood
b)
fat
c)
water
d)
melanin
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