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A&P Axial and Appendicular Skeleton

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the axial skeleton made up of?

a)

skull, ribs, vertebrae

b)

Skull, ribs, vertebrae, clavicle

c)

Skull ribs, vertebrae, pelvis

d)

Skull, sternum, spine

2.

True or false, the vertebrae starts at the base of the skull and continues to the pelvis.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

What organs do the ribs protect?

a)

Heart, lungs, and other vital

organs

b)

Heart, lungs, stomach

c)

Heart, large intestine, lungs

d)

Heart and lungs

4.

True or false, the appendicular skeleton is only responsible for allowing us to stand up straight.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

What body parts make up the upper division in the appendicular skeleton?

a)

Shoulder, arms, hands, head, neck

b)

Everything from the waist up makes up the upper

division

c)

Shoulder, arms, wrist, hands,

fingers

d)

Arms, wrist, hands, fingers

6.

How many divisions are in the body?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

Identify a function of the axial skeleton

a)

allows for movement of the wrist and hand

b)

protects nerves and blood vessels at the elbos

c)

supports the trunk of the body

d)

allows for movement of the foot and ankle

8.

Identify the function(s) of the axial skeleton

a)

to provide support and protection for the brain, the spinal cord, and the organs in the ventral body cavity

b)

to support core of limbs

c)

to provides a surface for the attachment of muscles that move the head, neck, and trunk

d)

to performs respiratory movements

9.

The appendicular skeleton is composed of ___ bones.

a)

120

b)

206

c)

150

d)

126

10.

This image represents the __________ skeleton.

a)

appendicular skeleton

b)

axial skeleton

11.

This image represents the __________ skeleton.

a)

appendicular skeleton

b)

axial skeleton

12.

Your sister hurt her thoracic vertebrae in a car accident. Which skeleton is injured?

a)

axial skeleton

b)

appendicular skeleton

13.

Your father broke his femur, which is the long bone in the upper thigh.

a)

axial skeleton

b)

appendicular skeleton

14.

The sternum is also known as the breastbone. To which skeleton does it belong?

a)

axial skeleton

b)

appendicular skeleton

15.

Which skeleton is more likely to get a fracture?

a)

axial skeleton

b)

appendicular skeleton