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Skeletal system

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the main functions of the skeleton?

a)

Protection

b)

Body Shape

c)

Movement

d)

All Of These

2.

Bones are living things.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

shape and support

b)

movement

c)

protection

d)

gas exchange

4.
How many bones are in the adult human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
5.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

bones

b)

tendons

c)

ligament

d)

joint

6.

What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

bones

7.

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

8.

What is the purpose of the rib cage?

a)

Helps us to think

b)

make blood for the body

c)

Protects our brain

d)

Protects our vital organs like heart and lungs

9.
What are the 2 types of bone tissue?
a)
spongy bone and compact bone
b)
marrow and blood vessels
c)
axial and appendicular
10.
2 or more types of organs working together are...
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ system
d)
cells
11.
During this stage of development, the skull is not fully fused.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
12.
All of the following are examples of ball-and-socket joints except...
a)
hip
b)
shoulder
c)
knee
13.
All of the following are examples of hinge joints except...
a)
knee
b)
shoulder
c)
elbow
14.

One of the main jobs of cartilage is to...

a)

Make Blood

b)

Make Marrow

c)

Cushion Bones

d)

Hold Fingers Together

15.

What type of joint is this

a)

gliding

b)

pivot

c)

ball and socket

d)

hinge