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THE SKELETAL SYSTEM *2 science , *2 health grades

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 4hrs 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Examples of a hinge joint are the elbow and knee.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Bones protect the soft parts of the body.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Bones can bend with lots of exercise.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The tibia is the bigger bone of the lower leg.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The scapula is commonly known as your shoulder blade.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

There are about 50 bones in both hands.

a)

False

b)

True

7.

No movement would occur without the skeletal system.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Bones can grow back together if they get broken.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

The vertebrae protects the heart and lungs.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

True or False:

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The bones in the body are alive.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Your bones work with your muscles to help you move.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Muscles help the face to smile.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

All mammals have straight backbones (spines).

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Daily exercise is a good way to keep our bones healthy.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Bones are made of calcium

a)

true

b)

false

18.

What type of joint is this

a)

pivot

b)

hinge

c)

ball and socket

d)

fixed

19.

These hold muscles to the bone.

a)

ribs

b)

nerves

c)

joints

d)

tendons

20.
What bone is this?
a)
Femur
b)
Humorous
c)
Tibia
d)
Fibula
21.
What bone is this?
a)
Rib Cage
b)
Clavicle
c)
Mandible
d)
Vertebrae
22.

What do your bones protect?

a)

ligaments

b)

organs

c)

muscles

d)

tendons

23.

We have different sized bones because ____.

a)

We need them for different tasks.

b)

They couldn't all fit.

c)

We're a giant puzzle.

d)

There is no reason.

24.

What happens with his biceps (top muscle) and triceps (bottom muscle)?

a)

biceps relax and triceps contract

b)

biceps relax and triceps relax

c)

biceps contract and triceps relax

d)

biceps contract and triceps contract

25.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
106
b)
406
c)
260
d)
206
26.

Your skull is also known as your

a)

Cranium

b)

Crayneum

c)

Cray-Nium

d)

Clavicle

27.

What is another name for the kneecap?

a)

Patella

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibia

d)

ulna

28.
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
a)
pelvis and spine
b)
brain and spine
c)
ribs and sternum
d)
ribs and pelvis
29.

What are the jobs of your bones?

a)

movement, shape, storing minerals, joints, making blood,

b)

movement, shape, protection, making blood, storing minerals

c)

making blood, shape, digestion, breathing, storing minerals

d)

movement, digestion, breathing, storing minerals, making blood

30.
Where is the smallest bone in your body?
a)
hand
b)
spine
c)
ear
d)
pinky toe
31.

A baby has about how many bones?

a)

206

b)

300

c)

600

d)

106

32.

What is inside bones?

a)

cartilage

b)

ligaments

c)

Marrow

d)

muscles

33.

What mineral makes bones strong?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Iron

c)

Calcium

d)

Magnesium

34.

Which is the longest bone in the skeleton system

a)

Femur

b)

clavicle

c)

phalanges

d)

cranium

35.

A baby's bones ______ as they get older.

a)

break

b)

fuse

c)

soften

d)

harden

36.

_________ is made inside our bones

a)

tendon

b)

blood

c)

vitamin C

d)

vitamin B

37.

An animal without a backbone is called a ...

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Spine

d)

Backbone

38.

Look at the skeleton and choose the correct animal.

a)

Mouse

b)

Crocodile

c)

Giraffe

d)

Frog

39.

Look at the skeleton and choose the correct animal.

a)

Mouse

b)

Crocodile

c)

Monkey

d)

Frog

40.

The bones work with the _______________ to make us move.

a)

stomach

b)

lungs

c)

muscles

d)

cartilage

41.

Which group of bones protects the spinal cord?

a)

cranium

b)

rib cage

c)

vertebrae

d)

cartilage

42.

This material is in our ears and nose and can bend without breaking.

a)

cartilage

b)

bones

c)

blood

d)

intestines

43.
Name the bones.
a)
Tarsals
b)
Carpals
c)
Phalanges
d)
Mandible
44.

What bones are represented with color in the picture?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Scapula

c)

Sternum

d)

Carpals

45.

What is the name for the group of bones in color?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Carpals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Patella

46.

Please name the bone in red. It is the most commonly broken bone in the body. It is also the only long bone that runs horizontally in the body.

a)

Clavicle

b)

Phalange

c)

Maximal

d)

Mandible

47.

What is this upper arm bone colored red called

a)

Radius

b)

Femur

c)

Humerus

d)

Ulna

48.

What is the name of the bone in red? this bone sits over the heart and helps protect the heart.

a)

Ribs

b)

Clavicle

c)

Sternum

d)

Scapula

49.

What is the name of this name of the bone in red? It is located on the thumb side of arm. It rotates when you twist your wrist.

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Forearm Bone

d)

Circle

50.

What are the names of this group of bones colored blue? They make up your heal and help make the ankle joint.

a)

Carpals

b)

Tarsals

c)

Meta Tarsals

d)

Meta Carpals

51.

These bones are colored green. These types of bones are also located in your fingers. Each toe has three of these bones

a)

Phalanges

b)

Carpals

c)

Toes

d)

Femur

52.

Name the bones in red. They make up the palm of your hand.

a)

Meta Tarsals

b)

Hand Bone

c)

Meta Carpals

d)

Metropolitan

53.

This bone is colored red. It is the larger of the two lower leg bones. It is also your shin.

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Tarsals

d)

Fibula

54.

Name the bones colored green. These are the bones the make up the middle of your foot and arch of the foot.

a)

Meta Carpal

b)

Meta Tarsal

c)

Foot Bone

d)

Phalanges

55.

This skeleton belongs to a giraffe. It has 7 bones in the neck. Which of the following mammals also has 7 bones in the neck.

a)

turtle

b)

crocodile

c)

crane

d)

human

56.

The ___ bone is the strongest bone in the body.

a)

humerous

b)

femur

c)

radius

d)

ulna

57.

What bone is highlighted in red? It is in the lower arm and near the pinky finger.

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Humerus

d)

Pelvis

58.

What bone is highlighted in red?

a)

cranium

b)

mandible

c)

scapula

d)

clavicle

59.

Name the bones highlighted in red.

a)

ribs

b)

radius

c)

ulnas

d)

sternum

60.

About how many muscles are in adult body?

a)

600

b)

206

c)

330

d)

300

61.

What is a joint?

a)

The place where 2 or more bones meet.

b)

A thin membrane that covers the surface of a bone.

c)

A band of tissue that holds the bones together

d)

Connective tissue

62.

What is the function of the bone marrow?

a)

To make protein

b)

To make red blood cells

c)

reduce friction

d)

to hold bones together

63.

What are the ends of bones covered with that helps reduce friction when to bones are rubbed together.

a)

Sternum

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

cartilage

64.
The hip and shoulder are what type of joint?
a)
Ball & Socket
b)
Hinge
c)
Pivot
d)
Fixed 
65.

Which food would be best to make your bones strong?

a)

Grapes

b)

Milk

c)

French Fries

d)

Sugar

66.

These send messages to the brain.

a)

tendons

b)

nerves

c)

ligaments

d)

muscles

67.

The connection between the bones to enable movement is called ...

a)

elbow

b)

joint

c)

segment

d)

knee

68.

An animal with a backbone is called a ...

a)

Invertebrate

b)

Vertebrate

c)

Spine

d)

Backbone

69.

What are the jobs of the skeleton?


(Choose all the correct answers)

a)

supports the body and give it shape

b)

makes red blood cells & stores minerals

c)

protects soft parts of the body

d)

sends messages to the brain to move muscles

e)

helps the body move

70.

An example of an invertebrate is

a)

a lizard

b)

a bear

c)

a jellyfish

d)

a bat

71.

What bone is highlighted in orange?

a)

patella

b)

pelvis

c)

clavicle

d)

femur

72.

This is the smaller bone in the lower leg.

a)

Tibia

b)

Femur

c)

Fibula

d)

Pelvis

73.

Where would you find this bone?

a)

Cat skeleton

b)

Snake skeleton

c)

Human skeleton

d)

Giraffe skeleton

74.

What should we do to keep the bones strong and healthy?

a)

exercise every day

b)

eat healthy food

c)

add calcium to our diet

d)

all of the above

75.

When one muscle is working the other is

a)

growing

b)

shrinking

c)

relaxing

d)

working

76.

An example of an involuntary muscle is

a)

femur

b)

heart

c)

smile

d)

cartilage

77.

The ___ bone is the strongest bone in the body.

a)

humerous

b)

femur

c)

radius

d)

ulna

78.

The ___ bone is the strongest bone in the body.

a)

humerous

b)

femur

c)

radius

d)

ulna