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Y9 Big Fat Quiz of The Year!

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify three of the five functions of the skeleton

a)

Movement

b)

Security

c)

Support

d)

Protection

e)

Power

2.

What type of Synovial joints are found at the knee and elbow?

a)

Flexion

b)

Ball & Socket

c)

Hinge

d)

Saddle

3.

What is the name of the bone in the upper part of the leg?

a)

Humerus

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Femur

4.

Which of these are not articulating bones of the elbow joint?

a)

Radius

b)

Femur

c)

Clavicle

d)

Humerus

5.

What type of movement is is being shown in the sporting action here?

a)

Rotation

b)

Flexion

c)

Circumduction

6.

Which of these is the correct spelling?

a)

Cartlage

b)

Cartilage

c)

Cartliage

7.

Which of these connects muscles to bone?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

8.

Which of the following transports oxygen to cells?

a)

Red Blood cells

b)

White blood cells

c)

Platelets

d)

Plasma

9.

Which of the following are the blood vessels that have a wall that is 1 cell thick?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

10.

Which of the following are the blood vessels that have the thickest walls?

a)

Veins

b)

Arteries

c)

Capillaries

11.
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and lungs?
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systemic
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Coronary
12.
What is the name of the circulation between the heart and the body?
a)
Diastolic
b)
Systemic
c)
Pulmonary
d)
Coronary
13.
What is the name of the part labelled 3?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
14.
What is the name of the part labelled 2?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
15.
What is the name of the part labelled 4?
a)
Right Atrium
b)
Left Atrium
c)
Right Ventricle
d)
Left Ventricle
16.
What is the function of a valve?
a)
Helps blood to clot
b)
Keeps blood flowing in all directions
c)
Keeps blood flowing in one direction
d)
Stops blood from flowing
17.

Which blood vessel carry blood away from the heart?

a)

arteries

b)

veins

c)

capillaries

18.

What is the name of the muscular wall that separates the heart into right and left sides?

a)

valves

b)

ventricles

c)

atria

d)

septum

19.

Deoxygenated blood arrives to the heart from the the body via the _____.

a)

aorta

b)

pulmonary arteries

c)

vena cava

d)

pulmonary veins

20.

A blood vessel that carries blood back to the heart is called...

a)

Cardiovascular System

b)

Heart

c)

Vein

d)

Artery

21.

The Pulmonary vein...

a)

carries oxygenated blood to left atrium

b)

carries deoxygenated blood to left ventricle

c)

carries oxygenated blood to left ventricle

d)

carries deoxygenated blood to left atrium

22.

What are the 2 main functions of the Cardiovascular System

a)

Supply the body with Oxygen and Nutrients

b)

To support the body

c)

To attach bones to muscles

d)

To remove waste products

23.

What is Heart Rate?

a)

Number of beats per second

b)

Number of beats per minute

c)

Number of beats per hour

24.

What is Stroke Volume?

a)

Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per hour

b)

Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute

c)

Amount of blood pumped out of the heart per beat

25.

What is the equation for Cardiac Output? (The amount of blood pumped out of the heart per minute)

a)

Heart Rate x Stroke Volume

b)

Stroke Volume x Tidal Volume

c)

Tidal Volume x Heart Rate

26.

Vasodilation is...

a)

The narrowing of blood vessels

b)

The widening of blood vessels

27.

What is the name of the redirection of blood flow to the areas where it is most needed?

a)

Cardiac Output

b)

Bicuspid Valve

c)

Vascular Shunting

28.

Oxygenated blood is pumped from the left ventricle to...

a)

the Lungs

b)

the heart

c)

the body / working muscles

d)

the brain

29.

Why do capillaries have a wall which is one cell thick?

a)

To allow gaseous exchange to take place

b)

To cope with high pressure

c)

To allow red blood cells through

d)

So they can stretch further

30.

What separates the left and right side of the heart to prevent the oxygenated and deoxygenated blood from mixing?

a)

Septum

b)

Valve

c)

Aorta

d)

Pulmonary vein

31.

Which of these bones is not found in the arm?

a)

Ulna

b)

Femur

c)

Humerus

d)

Radius

32.

Where in the body are the metacarpals found?

a)

Leg

b)

Feet

c)

Arm

d)

Hand

33.

Which of these is not a function of the skeleton?

a)

Support

b)

Running

c)

Movement

d)

Blood Cell Production

34.

A joint is....

a)

Where two or more bones meet

b)

Attaches muscles together

c)

On a football pitch

d)

A bad tackle

35.

A ligament...

a)

Is a bone

b)

Help cushion at a joint

c)

attaches two muscles together

d)

Attaches bones to bones

36.

An example of a hinge joint is?

a)

The knee

b)

The hand

c)

The neck

d)

In your back

37.

A ball and socket joint can be found?

a)

At the knee

b)

At the hip

c)

At the elbow

d)

Ankle

38.

Which describes the movement Flexion?

a)

Pulling a muscle

b)

Extending a joint

c)

Bending a joint

d)

Straightening a joint

39.

Extension is?

a)

Bending a joint

b)

Straining a muscle

c)

Throwing a ball

d)

Straightening a joint

40.

Abduction is?

a)

Breaking a muscle

b)

Movement towards the midline of the body

c)

Movement away from the midline of the body

d)

Losing a muscle

41.

Which muscle is identified here?

a)

Bicep

b)

Tricep

c)

Latissimus Dorsi

d)

Trapezius

42.

Which of these muscles is the Deltoid?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

What muscle is this that is highlighted?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Gastrocnemius

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Biceps

44.

Which of these two muscles are in an antagonistic pair?

a)

Hamstrings

b)

Abdominals

c)

Triceps

d)

Quadriceps

45.

What two types of movement is Ronaldo demonstrating in his legs?

a)

Flexion

b)

Rotation

c)

Extension

d)

Abduction

46.

What are the main types of movement are happening in the goalkeepers arms?

a)

Flexion

b)

Adduction

c)

Abduction

d)

Extension

47.

What is the key movement that Rafael Nadal is producing when playing this top spin shot?

a)

Extension

b)

Flexion

c)

Rotation

48.

Which of these connects muscles to bone?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

49.

Which of these are not articulating bones of the elbow joint?

a)

Radius

b)

Femur

c)

Clavicle

d)

Humerus

50.

What is the bone highlighted called?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Humerus

c)

Scapula

d)

Collar Bone

51.

What is the correct name for the skull?

a)

Head

b)

Cranium

c)

Jaw

d)

Crane

52.

What is the bone highlighted called?

a)

Humerous

b)

Funny Bone

c)

Humerus

d)

Long Bone

53.

What is this bone called?

a)

Hips

b)

Sacrum

c)

Lumbar

d)

Pelvis

54.

What are the bones highlighted called?

a)

Carpals

b)

Metacarpals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Metatarsals

55.

What are the bones highlighted called?

a)

Shoulder Blades

b)

Scapula

c)

Ribs

d)

Calvicle

56.

What is the bone highlighted called?

a)

Carpals

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Humerus

57.

What is the correct name for these bones?

a)

Tibula and Fiblua

b)

Tibula and Fibia

c)

Shinbone and Fibia

d)

Tibia and Fibula

58.

What are these bones known as?

a)

Spine

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Backbone

d)

Sternum

59.

What is the bone highlighted called?

a)

Ribs

b)

Chest

c)

Sternum

d)

Cage

60.

What is the bone highlighted called?

a)

Kneecap

b)

Elbow Cap

c)

Shin

d)

Patella

61.

What connects bone to bone?

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Joint Capsule

d)

Bursae

62.

A tough but flexible tissue that acts as a buffer between the bones, preventing bones rubbing together and causing friction

a)

Bursae

b)

Joint Capsule

c)

Synovial Fluid

d)

Cartilage

63.

What synovial joint would you find where the femur and pelvis articulate?

a)

Knee

b)

Shoulder

c)

Ankle

d)

Hip

64.

A clear and slippery liquid that lubricates the joint and stops the bones rubbing together, is ...

a)

Bursae

b)

Cartilage

c)

Synovial Fluid

d)

Joint Capsule

65.

What are synovial joints also known as?

a)

Freely moving joints

b)

Freely moveable joints

c)

Free to move joints

d)

Free moving joints

66.
What is the name for your bones in your spinal cord?
a)
Vertebrae
b)
Joints
c)
Spine
d)
Tailbone
67.
The muscle that makes up your heart is called the
a)
Vein Muscle
b)
Smooth Muscle
c)
Cardiac Muscle
d)
Skeletal Muscle
68.
True or False:  Daily exercise is a good way to keep your bones healthy?
a)
True
b)
False
69.
True or False: Short bones are longer than they are wide, and have a lot of movement?
a)
True 
b)
False
70.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding