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Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is our skeleton made up of?
a)
Bones
b)
Intestines
c)
Lungs
d)
Heart
2.
How many bones are in the adult human body?
a)
200
b)
206
c)
205
d)
204
3.

What are the main functions of the skeleton?

a)

Protection

b)

Body Shape

c)

Movement

d)

All Of These

4.

Bones are living things.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Which is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

shape and support

b)

movement

c)

protection

d)

gas exchange

6.

Which of the following best describes the job of the skeletal system?

a)

Gives shape and support to the body.

b)

Sends messages from the stomach to the brain.

c)

Brings in and breaks down all nutrients for the body

7.

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

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

bones

8.

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

9.

Tissue found in some bones that makes blood cells

a)

bone marrow

b)

joints

c)

tendons

d)

ligaments

10.

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

a)

cartilage

b)

joints

c)

ligaments

d)

cranium

11.

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

12.
Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Humans are made of many cells, or ____.
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
14.
The part of the bone that makes blood cells is...
a)
compact bone
b)
spongy bone
c)
marrow
15.

A function of the skeletal system is to protect vital organs.

a)

True

b)

False

16.
All living things are made up of
a)
tissues
b)
cells
c)
organs
d)
organ systems
17.
2 or more types of organs working together are...
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ system
d)
cells
18.
2 or more tissues working together are called...
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organism
19.
During this stage of development, the skull is not fully fused.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
20.
Organize the body from most complex to simplest.
a)
cells, organ, organ system, tissue, organism
b)
cells, tissues, organs, organ system, organism
c)
organism, organ system, organs, tissues, cells
d)
cells, tissues, organs, organism