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Lower body skeletal

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 2hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Place where two or more bones meet?

a)

Carpals

b)

Joints

c)

Tarsals

2.

How many bones are in the human body?

a)

200

b)

207

c)

206

d)

210

3.

What is the largest bone in human body?

a)

Tibia

b)

Femur

c)

Fibula

4.

This part of the skeletal system has over half of the body's bones.

a)

Cranial

b)

Axial

c)

Appendicular

d)

Knees and elbows

5.

Ligaments attach

a)

bone to muscle.

b)

bone to tendons.

c)

bone to bone.

d)

muscle to muscle.

6.

Tendons attach

a)

bone to muscle.

b)

bone to ligaments.

c)

bone to bone.

d)

muscle to muscle.

7.

The main difference in the female skeleton and the male skeleton is found in the

a)

leg bones.

b)

skull.

c)

shoulder blades.

d)

pelvis.

8.

The body contains ____ bones.

a)

300

b)

206

c)

126

d)

80

9.
What is the name of the long bone in the top part of the leg?
a)
Patella
b)
Femur
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibia
10.
The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
a)
216
b)
371
c)
206
d)
199
11.
The Skeletal System does what?
a)
Support your body
b)
Help your body move with muscles
c)
all of the above
d)
protect your organs
12.
The scientific name for your shin bone is called this.
a)
tibia
b)
ulna
c)
radius
d)
fibula
13.
The scientific name for your kneecap is this.
a)
femur
b)
tibia
c)
patella
d)
fibula
14.
The scientific name for your thigh bone is called this.
a)
patella
b)
femur
c)
tibia
d)
fibula
15.
hip and shoulder are examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
fixed joint
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
16.
What is a hinge joint?
a)
back and forth movement like a door
b)
one bone rotates in a ring of a bone that doesn’t move
c)
one part of a bone slides over another bone
d)
Joints that allow little or no movement
17.
How many bones are in the skeleton?
a)
22
b)
205
c)
206
d)
44
18.
What Type Of Joint Is This?
a)
Gliding Joint
b)
Hinge Joint
c)
Ball and Socket Joint
d)
Fixed Joint
19.

The patella is located in the

a)

Arm

b)

Leg

c)

Hand

d)

Hea

20.

The human body as an adult has

a)

200 bones

b)

300 bones

c)

206 bones

d)

306 bones

21.

The Fibula is the shin bone.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What are the bones of the ankle called?

a)

Carpals

b)

Metatarsals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Metacarpals

23.

The longest bone in the body is your?

a)

Scapula

b)

Femur

c)

Pelvis

d)

Patella

24.

The shoulder blade is also known as your?

a)

Ribs

b)

Clavicle

c)

Scapula

d)

Sternum

25.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

support

b)

protection

c)

contraction

d)

blood cell production

26.

Which of the following bones is weight bearing when you are standing?

a)

humerus

b)

tibia

c)

fibula

d)

scapula

27.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone