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SKELETON

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The scientific name for skull is______________.
a)
cranium
b)
brain
c)
head
d)
noggin
2.
What's another name for your knee?
a)
Knee
b)
Nutella
c)
Patella
d)
Nee
3.
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
a)
pelvis and spine
b)
brain and spine
c)
ribs and sternum
d)
ribs and pelvis
4.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
5.

Do bones start growing before you are born?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

What is the largest bone in your body?

a)

your skull

b)

the femur

7.

What is in milk that makes your bones strong?

a)

Cow Power

b)

Calcium

8.

How many bones are in an adult human's body?

a)

206

b)

168

c)

542

d)

337

9.

What two organs does the rib cage protect?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

eyes

10.
The largest and strongest bone in the body is your femur. 
a)
True
b)
False
11.

Who has more bones?

a)

children

b)

adults

12.

Which is Not protected by the rib cage?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

13.

The adult skeleton system is made up of about ______ bones

a)

260

b)

300

c)

206

d)

none of the above

14.

The smallest bones in the skeleton system are found in the ____

a)

nose

b)

hand

c)

ear

d)

eyes

15.

Another name for the skull is the ____

a)

femur

b)

cranium

c)

phalanges

d)

fibula

16.

Your bones ______ as you get bigger

a)

disappear

b)

fuse

c)

dance

d)

drive

17.
5?
a)
Aorta
b)
Pulmonary Valve
c)
Atrium
d)
Ventricle
18.
How many chambers does the heart have?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
19.

What is the arrow pointing to?

a)

right atrium

b)

left atrium

c)

right ventricle

d)

left ventricle

20.

The main artery in the heart is the

a)

aorta

b)

vena cava

c)

pulmonary artery

d)

pulmonary flow

21.

What part of the heart divides the ventricles into two sides?

a)

ventricular separator

b)

divider

c)

Septum

22.

How big is the heart?

a)

Size of a golfball

b)

Size of your fist

c)

Size of your eyeball

d)

Size of your head

23.

There are _____________chambers in the heart.

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

24.

What keeps blood from flowing backwards in the heart?

a)

atrium

b)

valves

c)

artery

25.
______ carry blood to the heart.
a)
Arteries
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Vena Cava
26.
_____ carries blood away from the heart.
a)
Blood cells
b)
Veins
c)
Capillaries
d)
Arteries