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Bones of the Skeletal System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 32mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Identify the bone in the picture
a)
tibia
b)
femur
c)
fibula
d)
pelvis
2.
Identify the bone in the picture
a)
cranium
b)
ribs
c)
mandible
d)
vertebrae
3.
What is another name for the kneecap?
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
4.

Bones that have complex shapes are called...

a)

Flat bones

b)

Irregular bones

c)

Sesamoid bones

d)

Long bones

5.
Bones of the wrist could be classified as 
a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
6.

What is the main function of Sesamoid bones?

a)

To protect your internal organs.

b)

To protect tendons and better their movement.

c)

To provide strength and structure.

7.

What is the function of irregular bones?

a)

To protect internal organs

b)

To protect tendons

c)

To provide strength

d)

To produce minerals

8.

Bones that have complex shapes are called...

a)

Flat bones

b)

Irregular bones

c)

Sesamoid bones

d)

Long bones

9.

What is the main function of the Flat bones.

a)

To absorb nutrients.

b)

To help bone mobility.

c)

To connect muscles to bones.

d)

To flatten everything.

10.

Which of the following are Long bones?

a)

Humurus

b)

Filanges

c)

Ulna

d)

Vertabrea

11.
The skeleton provides a rigid framework that supports the body and protects the internal organs.
a)
False
b)
True
12.
The axial skeleton includes the appendages or forelimbs and hindlimbs in terrestrial vertebrates (arms and hands; legs and feet in humans), as well as two supporting girdles.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
14.
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
a)
pelvis and spine
b)
brain and spine
c)
ribs and sternum
d)
ribs and pelvis
15.
What are the three jobs of your bones?
a)
movement, structure, joints
b)
movement, structure, protection
c)
structure, digestion and breathing
d)
movement, digestion and breathing
16.
What does your bone marrow make?
a)
muscles
b)
cartilage
c)
blood cells
d)
germs
17.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
18.

There are 2 types of bone marrow...

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The 2 types of bone marrow are...

a)

yellow and pink

b)

brown and blue

c)

yellow and red

d)

red and black

20.

Yellow Marrow...

a)

is found in the cavities of many bones.

b)

assists in the production of red blood cells.

c)

does not contain blood.

d)

is a major storehouse for fat within the body.

21.

__________ bones are thin, relatively large in surface area and generally curved to some extent.

a)

flat

b)

short

c)

long

d)

irregular

22.

Which are types of bone tissue?

a)

minuta and cancellous/spongy

b)

compact and cancellous/spongy

c)

flexible and inflexible

d)

none of these

23.

Which type of bone tissue has lamella?

a)

spongy

b)

compact

c)

flexible

d)

rigid

24.
The bones in your back are made up of what?
a)
fingers
b)
phalanges
c)
vertebrate
d)
toes
25.
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