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The Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bones that make up the spine are called

a)

femurs

b)

vertebrae

c)

cartilage

d)

marrow

2.

Substance found inside some long bones that makes blood cells.

a)

cartilage

b)

marrow

c)

ligament

d)

spongy bone

3.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Femur

d)

Scapula

4.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Ribs

b)

Cranium

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

5.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Femur

c)

Cranium

d)

Ribs

6.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Cranium

c)

Ribs

d)

Skull

7.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)
robot
b)
skeleton
c)
ulna
d)
vertebrate
8.

What is the place where two bones meet?

a)

bones

b)

tendons

c)

ligament

d)

joint

9.
The adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones?
a)
216
b)
371
c)
206
d)
199
10.

The _________________ gives the body its shape and supports and protects the internal organs.

a)

nervous system

b)

skeletal system

c)

muscular system

d)

body system

11.

Tissue found in some bones that makes blood cells

a)

bone marrow

b)

joints

c)

tendons

d)

ligaments

12.

What does the cranium protect?

a)

heart

b)

eyes

c)

brain

d)

lungs

13.

What is the cranium?

a)

spine

b)

skull

c)

thigh

d)

arm

14.

What is the largest and strongest bone in the body?

a)

skull

b)

vertebrae

c)

femur

d)

ribs

15.

What is a flexible connective tissue that is found in your nose and ears?

a)

cartilage

b)

joints

c)

ligaments

d)

cranium

16.

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

17.

The bones at the end of our fingers and toes are known as _______________.

a)

Tarsals

b)

The phalanges

18.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

a)

hematopoiesis

b)

storage

c)

maintenance of body temperature

d)

protection

19.

Process of bone formation before birth:

a)

ossification

b)

hematopoiesis

c)

appositional growth

d)

atrophy

20.
All living things are made up of
a)
tissues
b)
cells
c)
organs
d)
organ systems