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The Skeletal System

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which type of muscle is found in internal organs, such as the digestive system
a)
skeletal
b)
smooth
c)
cardiac
2.
Long bones are found in the
a)
fingers
b)
arms and legs
c)
spine
d)
ribs and skull
3.
Irregular bones are found in the
a)
fingers and toes
b)
arms and legs
c)
ribs and skull
d)
spine
4.
A ________________ muscle contracts when you choose to use it.
a)
voluntary
b)
involuntary
c)
cardiac
d)
smooth
5.

What kind of motion is possible with hinge joints, like those in your fingers?

a)

gliding

b)

back and forth

c)

rotating

6.
Which organ system makes blood cells?
a)
skeletal system
b)
muscular system
c)
circulatory system
d)
digestive system
7.
The place where two of more bones meet.
a)
joint
b)
ligament
c)
tendon
8.
The system that works with the skeletal system to allow movement.
a)
excretory system
b)
circulatory system
c)
muscular system
d)
digestive system
9.

What type of joint is found in the hip?

a)

hinge

b)

ball-and-socket

c)

gliding

d)

pivot

10.

The muscles of your heart are __________ muscles.

a)

skeletal

b)

voluntary

c)

cardiac

11.

_________________ movements are those that you do not consciousness control.

a)

Smooth

b)

Voluntary

c)

Skeletal

d)

Involuntary

12.

What do smooth muscle and cardiac muscle have in common?

a)

they're both found in the heart

b)

they are both under our control

c)

they are involuntary muscles

d)

they have nothing in common

13.

Skeletal muscles.....

a)

are voluntary

b)

are attached to our bones

c)

get stronger with exercise

d)

all the above are true

14.
How many bones does an adult human have?
a)
602
b)
306
c)
206
15.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
16.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
17.

Involuntary muscles found only in the heart

a)

cardiac muscle

b)

muscle

c)

periosteum

d)

tendon

18.

Which bone is located in your upper arm?

a)

Humerus

b)

Clavicle

c)

Patella

d)

Ulna

19.

Which type of joint is located in your ankle?

a)

Pivot

b)

Ball and socket

c)

Hinge

d)

Gliding

20.

NAME THE PART OF THE SKELETON SYSTEM WHERE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT IS LOCATED.

4 lines
21.

SELECT THE RIGHT OPTIONS BELOW FOR IF OUR BACKBONE IS MADE OF SINGLE BONE

a)

WE WILL BE ABLE TO WALK

b)

WE WILL BE ABLE TO BEND

c)

WE WILL BE ABLE TO EAT AN APPLE

d)

WE WILL BE ABLE TO TWIST

22.

DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN THE TWO JOINTS SHOWN HERE.

4 lines
23.

STATE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN BALL AND SOCKET JOINT AND HINGE JOINT.

4 lines
24.

Write the function of skeleton system(ANY 3)

4 lines
25.

WHAT ARE JOINTS?

4 lines
26.

Blood cells are produced in ____________.

a)

Bone marrow

b)

Skull

c)

Vertebrae

27.

Immovable joints are found in

a)

Hip region

b)

Skull

c)

Vertebrae

28.

Ball and socket joint found in

a)

Shoulders

b)

Elbows

c)

Neck

d)

Fingers

29.

Vertebral column has ______ bones.

a)

23

b)

33

c)

42