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The Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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 does our skeleton help us do?
a)
Move
b)
Think
c)
Sleep
d)
None of these
4.

What are the main functions of the skeleton?

a)

Protection

b)

Body Shape

c)

Movement

d)

All Of These

5.

No movement would occur without the skeletal system.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

What's a skeleton?

6.
What mineral are bones made of?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
7.

Bones can grow back together if they get broken.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

9.

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

10.

True or False:

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The place where two bones meet is called a ___________. They work with your muscles to help you move.

a)

tendon

b)

joint

c)

blood vessel

d)

ligament

12.

The skull protects which organ?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

stomach

13.

What part of the skeleton protects the heart, lungs, and stomach?

a)

rib cage

b)

femur

c)

skull

d)

spine

14.

Where is the femur located in the body?

a)

arm

b)

shoulder

c)

leg

d)

foot

15.
Name this bone aka "skull"
a)
coccyx
b)
cranium
c)
clavicle
16.
Name this bone.
a)
scapula
b)
clavicle
c)
sternum
17.
Name this bone.
a)
femur
b)
humerus
c)
tibia
18.
Name this bone.
a)
femur
b)
radius
c)
tibia
19.

Bones work with ___________ to allow the body to move.

a)

muscles

b)

heart

c)

respiratory system

d)

stmach

20.

It's a picture of the inside of the body, usually of the bones

a)

electrocardiogram

b)

X- ray

c)

3-D image

d)

ecography