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Bones and Muscles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
602
b)
306
c)
206
2.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
3.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
4.
a)
clavicle
b)
rib
c)
humerus
d)
scapula
5.
a)
jaw
b)
skull
c)
scapula
d)
spine
6.
What are the bones that protect your heart and lungs?
a)
rib cage
b)
clavicle
c)
femur
7.
Muscles can __________to move bone
a)
Get smaller
b)
Shorten or Contract
c)
bigger
8.
What are muscles like?
a)
rocks
b)
rubber bands
c)
water
9.
What could you not do if you did not have muscles?
a)
move
b)
think
c)
feel
10.
What is a skeleton?
a)
Tissues that contract to create movement
b)
Tissues that relax to create movement
c)
A framework that supports and protects an animal 
d)
Small tubes that help vertebrae support the spinal cord
11.
What is a muscle
a)
A hard outer covering of the body
b)
A skeleton without hard parts 
c)
Tissues that contract or relax to create movement 
d)
Large structures that are filled with fluids that help shape an animal
12.
a)
carpals
b)
Pelvis
c)
Spine
d)
Femur
13.
Do all humans have bones?
a)
No
b)
Yes
14.
Do animals have bones?
a)
Yes
b)
No
15.
Your skull (cranium) is an important bone that protects your _________________?
a)
heart
b)
brain
c)
lungs
16.
No movement would happen without the skeletal system.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
What are joints?
a)
A place where one bone meets 
b)
A place where two bones meet 
c)
Bones don't meet 
d)
They connect bone to muscle
18.
The main job or purpose of the muscular system is to:
a)
Keep the heart beating
b)
Move the body
c)
Protect internal organs
d)
Transfer oxygen
19.
Your skeleton is there for support, protection, and movement. But you could not move your bones without the help of your ______________ system.
a)
digestive
b)
muscular
c)
respiratory
d)
circulatory
20.
How do pairs of skeletal muscles work together?
a)
while one contracts, the other returns to original length
b)
both muscles contract at the same time
c)
both muscles relax at the same time
d)
1 muscle pulls on the bone and the other pulls on the first muscle