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bones of the body

Total questions: 108

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius
d)
vertebrae
2.
a)

Maxilla

b)

Frontal

c)

Mandible

d)

Zygomatic

3.
a)

Mandible

b)

Zygomatic

c)

Temporal

d)

Maxilla

4.
a)

Zygomatic

b)

Frontal

c)

Parietal

d)

Temporal

5.
a)

Zygomatic

b)

Temporal

c)

Parietal

d)

Maxilla

6.
what bone is highlighted
a)
shoulder blade
b)
Clavicle
c)
shoulder
d)
Scapula
7.
what bone is highlighted?
a)
xiphoid process
b)
Clavicle
c)
Breast bone
d)
sternum
8.
What bone is highlighted
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
Humerus
d)
Scapula
9.
What bone is highlighted
a)
 ulna
b)
Scapula
c)
radius
d)
arm
10.
What bones are these
a)
Carpals
b)
Metacarpals
c)
Phalanges
d)
 hand
11.
What bone is highlighted
a)
femur
b)
thigh
c)
tibia
d)
Fibula
12.
what bone is highlighted
a)
Thigh bone
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
shin bone
13.
what bone is highlighted
a)
Fibula
b)
Tibia
c)
Shin bone
d)
leg
14.
what bone is highlighted
a)
Patella
b)
Knee cap
c)
Femur
d)
Radius
15.
Name the bone that is highlighted
a)
Calcaneous
b)
Talus
c)
Phalanges
d)
Metatarsals
16.
What  bone is highlighted
a)
Metatarsals
b)
Phalanges
c)
feet 
d)
Tarsals
17.
What section of the spine is highlighted
a)
thoracic
b)
cervical
c)
lumbar
d)
sacrum
18.
What section of the spine is highlighted
a)
sacrum
b)
cervical
c)
thoracic
d)
lumbar
19.
What section of the spine is highlighted
a)
sacrum
b)
cervical
c)
thoracic
d)
lumbar
20.
What section of the spine is highlighted
a)
sacrum
b)
coccyx
c)
thoracic
d)
lumbar
21.
a)
clavicle
b)
ribs
c)
humerus
d)
ulna
22.

The scientific name for "top of the skull" is ____

a)

Cranium

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Patella

23.

The scientific name for "lower jaw" is

a)

cranium

b)

mandible

c)

pelvis

d)

carpal

24.

The scientific name for "shoulder blade" is

a)

carpal

b)

scapula

c)

humerus

d)

tarsal

25.

The scientific name for "collarbone" is

a)

vertebra

b)

metacarpal

c)

clavicle

d)

tibia

26.

The scientific name for "breastbone" is

a)

sternum

b)

tarsal

c)

phalange

d)

femur

27.

The scientific name for "bone of the upper arm" is

a)

metatarsal

b)

tibia

c)

ulna

d)

humerus

28.

The scientific name for "hip bone" is

a)

ulna

b)

pelvis

c)

carpal

d)

metacarpal

29.

The scientific name for "wrist bone" is

a)

carpal

b)

patella

c)

femur

d)

phalange

30.

The scientific name for "bone of the lower arm" is (choose 2)

a)

radius

b)

ulna

c)

pelvis

d)

fibula

31.

The scientific name for "hand bone" is

a)

femur

b)

phalange

c)

metacarpal

d)

carpal

32.

The scientific name for "finger bone" is

a)

carpal

b)

phalange

c)

patella

d)

tarsal

33.

The scientific name for "bone of the upper leg" is

a)

vertebra

b)

tibia

c)

fibula

d)

femur

34.

The scientific name for "kneecap" is

a)

femur

b)

scapula

c)

pelvis

d)

patella

35.

The scientific name for "ankle bone" is

a)

tarsal

b)

metatarsal

c)

femur

d)

ulna

36.

The scientific name for "bone of the lower leg" is (choose 2)

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

fibula

d)

sternum

37.

The scientific name for "foot bone" is

a)

tarsal

b)

metatarsal

c)

carpal

d)

metacarpal

38.

The scientific name for "toe bone" is

a)

phalange

b)

vertebra

c)

metaphalange

d)

ulna

39.

The scientific name for "backbone" is

a)

sternum

b)

femur

c)

tarsal

d)

vertebra

40.
What is the biggest bone in your body?
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
41.
Where is the smallest bone in your body?
a)
hand
b)
spine
c)
ear
d)
pinky toe
42.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
300
b)
306
c)
206
d)
602
43.
Who has more bones: an adult or a baby?
a)
baby
b)
adult
c)
both have the same
d)
neither have bones
44.
What is another name for your collar bone?
a)
scapula
b)
clavicle
c)
patella
d)
sternum
45.
What is another name for your shin bone?
a)
fibula
b)
tibia
c)
thigh bone
d)
femur
46.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
47.
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
a)
pelvis and spine
b)
brain and spine
c)
ribs and sternum
d)
ribs and pelvis
48.
What are the three jobs of your bones?
a)
movement, structure, joints
b)
movement, structure, protection
c)
structure, digestion and breathing
d)
movement, digestion and breathing
49.

What bone is this?

a)

Skull

b)

Femur

c)

Clavicle

50.

What bone is this?

a)

ribs

b)

pelvis

c)

spine

51.

What bone is this?

a)

humerus

b)

tibia and fibula

c)

femur

52.

What bone is this?

a)

clavicle

b)

humerus

c)

radius and ulna

53.

What bones are these?

a)

ulna and radius

b)

tibia and fibula

54.

What bones are these?

a)

ulna and radius

b)

tibia and fibula

55.

What bone is this?

a)

skull

b)

pelvis

c)

spine

56.

What bone is this?

a)

pelvis

b)

spine

c)

ribs

57.
Osteo means?
a)
Bone
b)
Bone tissue
c)
skin
d)
tissue
58.
Osteocytes
a)
Make new bone and help repair damage
b)
Carry nutrients and waste products to and from blood vessels in the bone.
c)
They grow within the bone to aid in flexibility.
d)
Break down bone and help to sculpt and shape it.
59.
skull, vertebral column, and thorax
a)
axial skeleton
b)
appendicular skeleton
c)
skeleton
d)
bones 
60.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?
a)
Production of blood cells
b)
Gives the body form
c)
Protects internal organs
d)
Generates heat
61.
What is the name of the bone that protects the brain?
a)
clavicle
b)
cranium
c)
pelvis
d)
vertebra
62.
What is the name of the bone that protects the spinal cord and gives you good posture?
a)
pelvis
b)
ribs
c)
vertebra
d)
humerus
63.

What bone protects your brain?

a)

Humerus

b)

Cranium

c)

Tibia

d)
64.

What is the common name for the scientific named bone the METACARPALS?

a)

Shin Bone

b)

Hand Bone

c)

Second Vertebrae

d)

First Vertebrae

65.

Which bone is in your lower arm and on the thumb side?

a)

Ulna

b)

Carpal

c)

Radius

d)

Phalanges

66.

What part of the vertebrate is the Lumbar?

a)

neck

b)

inbetween the shoulder blades

c)

tailbone area

d)

lower back

67.

What protects your heart?

a)

Sternum

b)

Humerus

c)

Tarsals

d)

Clavicle

68.

What is the strongest bone in the body?

a)

Femur

b)

Clavicle

c)

Ulna

d)

Metacarpals

69.

What did you break if the doc says you broke your Metacarpals?

a)

Your foot

b)

Your toes

c)

Your mom's favorite bowl

d)

Your hand

70.

If you sprained your Lumbar Vertebrae, what did you sprain?

a)

your neck

b)

your upper back

c)

your lowest part of the spine

d)

your lower back

71.

What bone looks like a spatula or a pair of wings ?

a)

Ribs

b)

Sternum

c)

Metatarsals

d)

Scapula

72.

What is the job of the Sternum?

a)

protect heart and lungs

b)

make you taller

c)

protect your brain

d)

make you shorter

73.

If your grandma broke her hip, what bone(s) would be broken?

a)

Pelvis and Femur

b)

Femur and Phlanges

c)

Tibia and Pelvis

d)

Thoracic vertebrae

74.

Which is your hand?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Metacarpals

c)

Carpals

d)

Metatarsals

75.
How many bones does a baby have?
a)
300
b)
299
c)
206
d)
1
76.
What is inside bones?
a)
Nothing
b)
More hard bone
c)
Marrow
d)
Skin
77.
Our skeleton gives us structure by...
a)
bending and moving
b)
giving us shape and a frame
c)
having a skull
d)
protecting us
78.
What is needed in your diet to help you have healthy bones?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Fruit
c)
Chocolate
d)
Calcium
79.
The cranium is made up of eight bones.
a)
True
b)
False
80.
The smaller bone in the forearm on the same side as the thumb is the radius.
a)
True
b)
False
81.

The facial skeleton has how many bones?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

12

d)

14

82.
The bone that forms the back of the skull above the nape is the?
a)
temporal
b)
mandible
c)
occipital
d)
frontal
83.
The bone that forms the forehead is the?
a)
parietal
b)
frontal
c)
occipital
d)
hyoid
84.
The bones that form the sides of the head in the ear region are the?
a)
temporal bones
b)
parietal bones
c)
frontal bones
d)
occipital bones
85.
The bone that joins all of the bones of the cranium together is the?
a)
ethmoid bone
b)
parietal bone
c)
malar bone
d)
sphenoid bone
86.
The cheekbones are also called the malar bones or?
a)
hyoid bones
b)
lacrimal bones
c)
ethmoid bones
d)
zygomatic bones
87.
The elastic, bony cage that acts as a protective framework for the heart and lungs is the?
a)
ribs
b)
thorax
c)
scapula
d)
clavicle
88.
The uppermost and largest bone of the arm, extending from the elbow to the shoulder is the?
a)
hyoid
b)
humerus
c)
ulna
d)
carpus
89.
The inner and larger bone of the forearm, attached at the wrist and located on the side of the little finger is the?
a)
humerus
b)
carpus
c)
ulna
d)
radiums
90.
The bones in the fingers or digits are called?
a)
phalanges
b)
metacarpus
c)
scapula
d)
carpus
91.
The ankle joint is composed of how many bones?
a)
nine
b)
six
c)
four
d)
three
92.

the bone at the front of the knee joint

a)

tarsal

b)

metacarpal

c)

patella

93.

small bones of the fingers and toes

a)

metacapals

b)

phalanges

c)

tibia

94.

a long, thin bone in the lower part of the arm

a)

radius

b)

fibula

c)

ulna

95.

relating to the seven bones that form the ankle joint

a)

tarsal

b)

metatarsal

c)

clavicle

96.

vertebrae fused to form part of the pelvis

a)

lumbar

b)

coccyx

c)

sacrum

97.

the outer of the two bones in the lower part of the human leg

a)

fibula

b)

tibia

c)

carpal

98.
a)
metatarsals
b)
carpals
c)
tarsals
d)
metacarpals
99.
a)

metacarpals

b)

phalanges

c)

tarsals

d)

metatarsals

100.
a)

Clavicle

b)

Scapula

c)

Sternum

d)

Radius

101.

the name given to the bones coloured purple

a)

tarsals

b)

carpals

c)

metatarsals

d)

metacarpals

102.

the name of the bone that is broken in the image

a)

humerus

b)

ulna

c)

radius

103.

the name of the broken bone in the image

a)

tibia

b)

femur

c)

fibula

d)

humerus

104.

the name of the bone shown in the image

a)

clavicle

b)

scapula

c)

patella

d)

humerus

105.

name the broken bone in the image

a)

clavicle

b)

femur

c)

humerus

d)

radius

106.

Finger bones are called:

(a)  

107.

The name for the collar bone:

(a)  

108.

The name given to the bones of the hand:

(a)