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Skeletal System

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
metatarsals
b)
carpals
c)
tarsals
d)
metacarpals
2.
Which of these is NOT a bone in the leg?
a)
Femur
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
d)
Fibula
3.
The femur is a ....
a)
Long Bone
b)
Short Bone
c)
Flat Bone 
d)
Irregular Bone
4.
The sternum is a ....
a)
Long Bone
b)
Short Bone
c)
Flat Bone 
d)
Irregular Bone
5.
The phlanges are ....
a)
Long Bones
b)
Short Bones
c)
Flat Bones
d)
Irregular Bones
6.
The vertebrae are ....
a)
Long Bones
b)
Short Bones
c)
Flat Bones
d)
Irregular Bones
7.
The cranial bones are ....
a)
Long Bones
b)
Short Bones
c)
Flat Bones
d)
Irregular Bones
8.
Is this the axial or appendicular skeleton?
a)
Axial
b)
Appendicular
9.
Which bone is not part of the axial skeleton
a)
Ribs
b)
Sacrum
c)
Clavicle
d)
Vertebrae
10.
Bones in the center of the body, such as the vertebrae, skull, and sternum are part of which skeleton?
a)
Axial
b)
Appendicular
11.
Osteo means?
a)
Bone
b)
Bone tissue
c)
skin
d)
tissue
12.

Make new bone and help repair damage.

a)

Osteoblast

b)

Osteoclast

c)

Osteocytes

d)

Osetoblank

13.
attaches bone to bone
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
14.
attaches muscle to bone 
a)
tendon
b)
ligament 
15.
how many bones are in the human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
16.
our hip joint would be considered which type of joint?
a)
hinge
b)
ball and socket
c)
ball 
d)
fixed 
17.
long, short, irregular are all ? 
a)
types of bone
b)
functions of the bone
c)
bones
d)
types of bone tissue 
18.
Found in limbs, shaft known as a diaphysis and two ends know as a epiphysis are?
a)
irregular bones
b)
tarsals
c)

short bones

d)
long bones
19.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?
a)
Production of blood cells
b)
Gives the body form
c)
Protects internal organs
d)
Generates heat
20.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
21.
What is the flexible rubbery tissue that helps cushion bones where they meet called?  
a)
ligaments
b)
cartilage
c)
tendons
d)
knee pads
22.
Which of the following is a hinge joint? 
a)
hip
b)
elbow
c)
shoulder
d)
neck
23.
A very strong connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone. 
a)
Ligaments
b)
Tendons
c)
Joints
24.
Define Bone Marrow
a)
The organs that make up the skeleton
b)
the system that is made up of all the bones in your body.
c)
The tissue inside of a bone that looks like a sponge. Found at the end of long bones.
d)
Spongy material inside bones THAT PRODUCES RED BLOOD CELLS
25.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

26.
What is the disorder of the skeletal system that results in having very brittle, soft bones?
a)
Osteoporosis
b)
Osteomyelitis
c)
Arthritis
d)
Bursitits
27.
a)
metacarpals
b)
phelanges
c)
tarsals
d)
metatarsals
28.
a)
calcaneus
b)
tarsals
c)
metacarpals
d)
metatarsals
29.
Which is the largest bone in your body?
a)
femur
b)
radius
c)
humerus
30.
What is another name for the kneecap?
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
31.
what type of bone is the femur
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
32.
One function of the skeletal system is _______ especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
33.
Whats all the little bones in your finger called
a)
Carpals
b)
Tiny Sticks
c)
Phalanges 
d)
Spider Webs