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Bones and muscles

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are functions of the skeleton?
a)
Protection
b)
Blood cell production
c)
Movement
d)
All of these
2.
Which of these is a long bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Patella
c)
Scapula
d)
Carpal
3.
Which of these is a flat bone?
a)
Vertebra
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Frontal
4.
The primary mineral stored by compact bone is
a)
Calcium
b)
Selenium
c)
Zinc
d)
Magnesium
5.

Which of these is a short bone?

a)

Femur

b)

Patella

c)

Scapula

d)

Ulna

6.

The vertebrae are found in the

a)

backbone

b)

skull

c)

hip joint

d)

ankles and feet

7.

Muscles you don't have to control are called

a)

involuntary muscles

b)

voluntary muscles

c)

primary muscles

d)

secondary muscles

8.

Ligaments connect one bone to

a)

another bone

b)

a muscle

c)

spinal cord

d)

a blood vessel

9.

An adult human body has ______ bones.

a)

206

b)

142

c)

over 300

d)

25 to 30

10.

Red bone marrow makes

a)

new blood cells

b)

proteins

c)

sugars and energy

d)

new bone cells

11.

How is cardiac muscle similar to skeletal muscle?

a)

They both have striations

b)

They both tire out quickly

c)

They both are voluntary

d)

They both are part of the heart

12.

Melanin is a substance that

a)

gives skin its color

b)

produces new blood cells

c)

creates energy for skin cells

d)

secretes oil onto the surface of the skin

13.

Tendons connect skeletal muscles to

a)

bones

b)

other skeletal muscles

c)

smooth muscles

d)

internal organs

14.

Which of these is NOT true about joints?

a)

All joints are movable

b)

It is any place where two bones meet

c)

Joint movement is involuntary

d)

All joints are found in the arms and legs

15.

Cartilage can be found

a)

on the ends of bones

b)

only in the heart

c)

in all of your internal organs

d)

covering the brain and spinal cord

16.

The place where two bones meet.

a)

cartilage

b)

joint

c)

tendon

d)

ligament

17.

The joint at the shoulders and hips is a __________________ , however, the joint at the knees and elbows are ________________. Your skull has fixed joints called __________.

a)

pivot joint, suture joints, sliding joints

b)

hinge joint, ball and socket joint, sutures

c)

hinge joint, sliding joints, sutures

d)

ball and socket, hinge, sutures

18.

The _______________ forms your hips and anchors your legs.

a)

pectoral girdle

b)

axis

c)

pelvic girdle

d)

appendicular

19.

Examples of extensor muscles would be the _____________ and _________________.

a)

bicep, quadricep

b)

cardiac, skeletal

c)

hamstring, tricep

d)

quadricep, tricep

20.

What are the joints in your skull classified as?

a)

sliding joints

b)

hinge joints

c)

pivot joints

d)

fixed joints