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Skeletal System

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How many bones are in the adult human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
2.

What are the main functions of the skeleton?

a)

Protection

b)

Body Shape

c)

Movement

d)

All Of These

3.
What mineral are bones made of?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
4.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Cranium

c)

Ribs

d)

Skull

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 bone to bone?

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

cartilage

7.

What do the bones make?

a)

veins

b)

cartilage

c)

red blood cells

d)

bone marrow

8.

What is the largest and strongest bone in the body?

a)

skull

b)

vertebrae

c)

femur

d)

ribs

9.

This is at the end of a bone, cushions/tough

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

10.
Which of the following make up the axial skeleton?
a)
cranium, tibia, fibula, vertebrae
b)
cranium, patella, sternum, pelvis
c)
clavicle, scapula, phalanges, tarsals
d)
cranium, sternum, vertebrae, ribs
11.
What are the 2 types of skeletons?
a)
spongy bone and compact bone
b)
marrow and blood vessels
c)
axial and appendicular
12.
What are the 2 types of skeletons?
a)
spongy bone and compact bone
b)
marrow and blood vessels
c)
axial and appendicular
13.

What is the scientific name of the 'jaw bone'?

a)

Maxilla

b)

Mandible

14.

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

a)

Tarsals

b)

The phalanges

15.

The scientific name of the collar bone is the ____________.

a)

Scapula

b)

Clavicle

16.

The shoulder and hip are ball and socket joints.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The forearm bone closest to the thumb is the __________.

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

18.

The cranium, ribs, scapula & pelvis are all classed as short bones.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The bone that spans from the shoulder to the elbow is known as the ___________________.

a)

Humerus

b)

Ulna

c)

Femur

d)

Tibia

20.

The carpals are your ankle bones.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

The patella is commonly known as your knee cap.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

How many pairs of ribs are in the thoracic cage?

a)

7

b)

2

c)

12

d)

10

23.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
24.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
25.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals