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Skeletal System

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which set of bones is in your back and holds up your body?

a)

skull

b)

spine

c)

joint

d)

arm

2.

Your skeleton

a)

supports & shapes the body

b)

works with muscles to help you move

c)

helps protect important organs

d)

makes blood

e)

all of the above

3.

Bones are alive and can heal.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The set of bones inside your head that protects your brain is called ____________.

a)

femur

b)

backbone

c)

skull

5.

The ________ is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs.

a)

skull

b)

ribcage

c)

femur

6.

What protects the spinal cord?

a)

vertebrae

b)

body

c)

ribcage

7.

What mineral helps keep your bones healthy and strong?

a)

iron

b)

zinc

c)

calcium

8.

What happens after you break a bone?

a)

your body connects the bone together and the bone heals

b)

the bone will be broken forever

c)

your body won't need bones anymore

d)

you grow an extra bone

9.

What happens as you grow and change?

a)

your bones stay the same

b)

your bones get smaller

c)

your bones don't need calcium when you're a grown up

d)

your bones grow and change too

10.

The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear. Which is the biggest bone?

a)

a rib in your ribcage

b)

the thighbone in your leg

c)

the jawbone in your skull

d)

a wrist bone in your wrist

11.

Which of these events would happen FIRST?

a)

a child breaks their arm

b)

a child falls off a scooter

c)

a child goes to the doctor

d)

a child get a cast for their arm

12.

Which activity DOES NOT help your bones?

a)

eating a leafy green salad and drinking milk

b)

wearing a helmet and body pads

c)

playing sports and getting enough exercise

d)

eating junk food and staying inside

13.

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

a)

cartilage

b)

scapula

c)

patella

d)

cranium

14.

About how many bones does an adult have?

a)

399

b)

1,290

c)

14

d)

206

15.

What connects bones together?

a)

ligaments

b)

brains

c)

trachea

d)

heart