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WorksheetsMr. Moran's Skeletal System Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the bone highlighted in red.
a)
Clavicle
b)
Rib Cage
c)
Humerus
d)
Femur
2.
a)
clavicle
b)
rib cage
c)
humerus
d)
femur
3.
This bone is located on the thumb side of the forearm
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
patella
4.
This bone is on the pinky side of your forearm
a)
Ulna
b)
Radius
c)
Humerus
d)
Pelvis
5.
a)
Tibia
b)
Fibula
c)
Patella
d)
Femur
6.
Also known as the kneecap
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Femur
7.
Also known as the shin bone
a)
Femur
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Metatarsals
8.
This is the smaller bone behind the Tibia
a)
Tibia
b)
Femur
c)
Fibula
d)
Pelvis
9.
The bones in the foot are called...
a)
MetaCarpals
b)
Spine
c)
Metatarsals
d)
Phalanges
10.
a)
Skull
b)
Spine
Spine
Spine
c)
Face
d)
Head
11.
a)
Pelvis
b)
Humerus
c)
Rib Cage
d)
Bird Cage
12.
a)
Elvis
b)
Pelvis
c)
Pelle
d)
Elves
13.
a)
Metatarsals
b)
Phalanges
c)
Metacarpals
d)
Ulna
14.
Where can you find the periosteum?
a)
On the outermost portion of your bones
b)
In the innermost portion of your bones
c)
Between the layers of spongy bone
d)
In the hollows of your bones
15.
What fills the hollow of most bones?
a)
Bone blood
b)
Bone marrow
c)
Spongy bone
d)
Compact bone
16.
What is the main function of bone marrow?
a)
Supporting internal organs
b)
Keeping the spine straight
c)
Storing minerals
d)
Producing blood cells
17.
What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones than adults?
a)
Most adults suffer from bone loss
b)
Teenagers also have more bones than adults
c)
Babies shed some of their bones as they grow
d)
Some of babies' bones fuse together as they grow
18.
The spine is made up of little ring-shaped bones called:
a)
Vertebrates
b)
Verdigris
c)
Vertigo
d)
Vertebrae
19.
What is the name for a broken bone?
a)
periosteum
b)
compound
c)
fraction
d)
fracture
20.
Which is not a job of your skeletal system?
a)
to support
b)
to store calcium
c)
to store glucose
d)
to protect
21.
Where would you find the femur, patella, tibia, and fibula?
a)
in the feet
b)
in the leg
c)
in the arm
d)
in the back
22.
Where would you find the metatarsals and phalanges?
a)
in the neck
b)
in the leg
c)
in the feet
d)
in the hands
23.
What is the biggest and heaviest bone in your body?
a)
femur
b)
skull
c)
patella
d)
ulna
24.
Why do adults have fewer bones than young children do?
a)
Bones fuse or grow together as people grow up.
b)
Adults are bigger so they don't need as many
bones.
c)
People lose bones as they grow, just as they
lose baby teeth.
d)
Most people have mutated bone cells.
25.
Bones in your fingers are called the ______.
a)
clavicle
b)
phalanges
c)
humerus
d)
radius
26.
Another name for the collar bone is the ______.
a)
clavicle
b)
humerus
c)
scapula
d)
sternum
27.
The upper arm bone is called the ______.
a)
clavicle
b)
phalanges
c)
humerus
d)
fibula
28.
What is the name for a broken bone?
a)
compound
b)
fracture
c)
fraction
d)
periosteum
29.
What bone is highlighted?
a)
Skull (Cranium)
b)
Scapula
c)
Clavicle
d)
Mandible
30.
From ankle to toe, what is the order of bones?
a)
Tarsals, metatarsals, phalanges
b)
Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals
c)
Metatarsals, phalanges, tarsals
d)
Tarsals, phalanges, metatarsals
31.
What bone is highlighted?
a)
Skull (Cranium)
b)
Mandible
c)
Scapula
d)
Clavicle
32.
What bone is highlighted?
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Radius
c)
Pelvis
d)
Ribs
33.
There are _____ bones in the adult human body?
a)
106
b)
206
c)
306
d)
96
34.
Who has more bones: an adult or a baby?
a)
baby
b)
adult
c)
both have the same
d)
neither have bones
35.
What is the hard, outside layer of bone called?
a)
spongy
b)
marrow
c)
jelly
d)
compact
36.
The picture describes which type of joint?
a)
Pivot Joint
b)
Immovable Joint
c)
Door Knob Joint
d)
Ball-and-Socket Joint
37.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
38.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
39.
Which answer is not a specific function of the skeletal system?
a)
waste removal
b)
Protection of internal organs
c)
Support for soft tissues
d)
Makes blood cells
40.
what are Joints
a)
A place where one bones meet
b)
A place where two bones meet
c)
bones don't meet
d)
A place where three bones meet
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