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Skeletal System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This connective tissue connects bone to bone.

a)

cartilage

b)

tendons

c)

ligaments

2.

This connects muscle to bone

a)

cartilage

b)

ligaments

c)

tendons

3.

This cushions the joint and keeps the bones from rubbing against one another.

a)

tendons

b)

cartilage

c)

ligaments

4.

The skeletal system is made up of bones, joints and ______

a)

nerve endings

b)

intestines

c)

connective tissues

d)

framework

5.

These blood cells carry oxygen and are made in bone marrow.

a)

white

b)

platelets

c)

T-cells

d)

red

6.

These blood cells clot blood.

a)

T-cells

b)

red

c)

white

d)

platelets

7.

These blood cells fight infection.

a)

red

b)

white

c)

blue

d)

platelets

8.

The human skeleton has ___ bones but when we are bone we have over 300.

a)

106

b)

206

c)

306

d)

450

9.

The skeletal system provides a ____ for a our body much like the wood structure of a home

a)

framework

b)

movement

c)

outline

10.

A break in a bone is called a ___

a)

problem

b)

scoliosis

c)

Osetomyelitis

d)

fracture

11.

When a bone is pushed out of its joint it is called a ____

a)

problem

b)

strain

c)

sprain

d)

dislocation

12.

When the ligaments in a joint are stretched or twisted and cause swelling it is called a ____

a)

fracture

b)

strain

c)

sprain

d)

overuse injury

13.

These occur over time and make up half the sport injuries that occur in teens.

a)

fractures

b)

dislocations

c)

sprains

d)

overuse injuries

14.

This is a curvature of the spine that is beyond normal parameters.

a)

osteoporosis

b)

osteomyletis

c)

scoliosis

d)

arthritis

15.

What is it called when your bones are brittle and porous bones caused by long-term deficiencies of calcium, vitamin D and lack of exercise?

a)

Osteoporosis

b)

scoliosis

c)

Osteomyletis

d)

arthritis

16.

A joint that allows movement in 1 direction

a)

hinge

b)

ball and socket

c)

saddle

d)

gliding

17.

This joint helps bones slide over one another without twisting

a)

ball and socket

b)

hinge

c)

gliding

d)

pivot

18.

This joint allows movement with limited rotation

a)

ball and socket

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

gliding

19.

This joint allows movement in all directions and the hip is an example

a)

pivot

b)

condyloid

c)

ball and socket

d)

saddle

20.

The thumb is an example of this joint that allows movement in all directions

a)

ball and socket

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

saddle

21.

The elbow is an example of this joint

a)

ball and socket

b)

gliding

c)

saddle

d)

pivot

22.

The fingers and toes are an example of this joint

a)

ball and socket

b)

hinge

c)

saddle

d)

pivot

23.

The wrist bones are an example of this joint

a)

gliding

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

ball and socket

24.

The center of a bone is called the ____.

a)

middle

b)

solid substance

c)

hollow and spongy

d)

marrow

25.

An inflammation of the joint is called

a)

osteoporosis

b)

arthritis

c)

osteomyletis

d)

scoliosis