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Skeleton System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the jobs of the skeleton?


(Select all correct answers)

a)

supports the body and give it shape

b)

makes red blood cells

c)

protects soft parts of the body

d)

store minerals

2.

How many bones are in an adult human's body?

a)

206

b)

168

c)

542

d)

337

3.

The bones work with the _______________ to make us move.

a)

stomach

b)

lungs

c)

muscles

d)

cartilage

4.

The skeleton is made of which two different materials?

a)

bone

b)

cartilage

c)

skin

d)

blood

5.

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

a)

cartilage

b)

bones

c)

blood

d)

intestines

6.

Where is new blood cells created?

a)

In the scapula

b)

In bone marrow, located inside the bone

c)

In the patella

d)

In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

7.
What are the 2 types of skeletons?
a)
spongy bone and compact bone
b)
marrow and blood vessels
c)
axial and appendicular
8.
The ability of the human body to regulate itself is called...
a)
organs
b)
tissues
c)
homeostasis
d)
organism
9.
What are the 2 types of bone tissue?
a)
spongy bone and compact bone
b)
marrow and blood vessels
c)
axial and appendicular
10.
What transports new red blood cells from the marrow?
a)
blood vessels
b)
marrow
c)
veins
d)
red blood cells
11.
2 or more types of organs working together are...
a)
tissues
b)
organs
c)
organ system
d)
cells
12.
2 or more tissues working together are called...
a)
cells
b)
organs
c)
organ systems
d)
organism
13.
During this stage, bone growth occurs at growth plates.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
14.
During this stage of development, the skull is not fully fused.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
15.
During this stage of development, the bones may become less dense and break easily.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
16.
Name this bone aka "skull"
a)
coccyx
b)
cranium
c)
clavicle
17.

An example of a long bone is?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Wrist Bone

c)

Thigh Bone

d)

Sternum

18.

What type of bone is the patella?

a)

Flat Bone

b)

Long Bone

c)

Irregular Bone

d)

Sesamoid Bone

19.

How many classifications of bones are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

6

d)

3

20.

Bone cells are known as

a)

Lacunae

b)

Osteocytes

c)

Collagen

d)

Osteon

21.

What is the scientific name of the 'jaw bone'?

a)

Maxilla

b)

Mandible

22.
The human skeleton can be subdivided into two parts, what part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column and rib cage?
a)
appendicular
b)
axial
23.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
24.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
25.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
26.
Identify bone 7. 
a)
Parietal 
b)
Sphenoid 
c)
Temporal 
d)
Zygomatic 
27.
a)
Occipital
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
28.
a)
Maxilla
b)
Frontal
c)
Mandible
d)
Sphenoid
29.
a)
Mandible
b)
Parietal
c)
Temporal
d)
Sphenoid
30.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
31.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Frontal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
32.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Temporal
c)
Parietal
d)
Lacrimal
33.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Vomer
c)
Ethmoid
d)
Lacrimal
34.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Vomer
c)
Ethmoid
d)
Lacrimal
35.
a)
Zygomatic
b)
Vomer
c)
Ethmoid
d)
Lacrimal
36.
What suture is shown by arrow B?
a)
Coronal suture
b)
Squamous suture
c)
Lambdoidal suture
d)
Temporo-mandibular joint 
37.
The bone indicated by #1 is the 
a)
parietal bone
b)
temporal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
occipital bone
38.
The bone indicated by #2 is the 
a)
parietal bone
b)
temporal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
occipital bone
39.
The bone indicated by #3 is the 
a)
frontal bone
b)
nasal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
temporal bone
40.
The bone indicated by #4 is the 
a)
frontal bone
b)
nasal bone
c)
ethmoid bone
d)
temporal bone

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