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Integumentary & Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the middle layer of the skin?

a)

subcutaneous

b)

dermal

c)

epidermal

2.

What is the name of the protein in epidermal cells that waterproofs and protects the cells?

a)

fat

b)

melanin

c)

keratin

3.

What is the name of the pigment in the skin that protects the cells from UV damage?

a)

keratin

b)

melanin

c)

sebaceous

4.

In which layer would you find the hair follicles and nerve cells?

a)

epidermal

b)

dermal

c)

subcutaneous

5.

The sebaceous glands produce what?

a)

oil

b)

sweat

c)

hair

6.

Which of these is NOT a function of the skin?

a)

temperature regulation

b)

vitamin D production

c)

movement

d)

protection from micro-organisms

7.

Which kind of burn is not painful because it has damaged the nerve cells?

a)

first degree

b)

second degree

c)

third degree

8.

Which of these can help prevent skin cancer? (more than one answer)

a)

stay out of the sun between 10am - 4pm

b)

wear sunblock in the sun

c)

wear clothes in the sun

d)

wash your skin

9.

The skull and vertebrae are a part of the ___________ skeleton

a)

axial

b)

appendicular

c)

perpendicular

10.

How many bones in the adult human body?

a)

300

b)

206

c)

260

d)

75

11.

Red bone marrow makes ....... (more than one answer)

a)

red blood cells

b)

endorphins

c)

white blood cells

d)

platelets

12.

Children have more ___________ marrow than ____________ marrow

a)

red, yellow

b)

yellow, red

13.

Living bone cells are called ....

a)

osteoblasts

b)

osteocytes

c)

osteoclasts

14.

Which of these is the correct order of bone remodelling after a fracture

a)

cartilage, spongy bone, compact bone, blood clot

b)

compact bone, cartilage, blood clot, spongy bone

c)

blood clot, cartilage, spongy bone, compact bone

15.

In which kind of bone fracture does the bone break and protrude through the skin?

a)

simple

b)

stress

c)

compound

16.

Which kind of joint gives the most movement?

a)

gliding

b)

suture

c)

ball and socket

d)

hinge

17.

Which kind of joint is found in the elbow and knee?

a)

gliding

b)

suture

c)

ball and socket

d)

hinge

18.

Which of these joint problems is caused by ligaments over-stretching?

a)

bursitis

b)

osteoarthritis

c)

sprain

19.

Which of these is NOT a function of the skeleton?

a)

transport

b)

protection

c)

support

d)

movement

20.

Which of these joint problems is caused by the cartilage between the bones breaking down?

a)

bursitis

b)

osteoarthritis

c)

sprain