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The Skeletal System

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many bones are there in the body?

a)

106

b)

206

c)

306

d)

196

2.

What two types of bone tissue are known as what?

a)

Long & short

b)

Hard & soft

c)

Solid & spongey

d)

Compact & cancellous

3.

The functions of the skeletal system include:

a)

Excretion

b)

Protection

c)

Shape and support

d)

Production of Vitamin D

4.

Where can you find a long bone?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Carpals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Ribs

5.

Name two examples of irregular bone types:

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Zygomatic

c)

Sternum

d)

Femur

6.

I protect the brain, I am the

(a)  

7.

The name of the skeleton that supports the head, neck and trunk is known as the -

a)

Appendicular skeleton

b)

The skeleton

c)

Axial skeleton

8.

How many pairs of ribs do we have?

a)

12

b)

24

c)

6

d)

10

9.

I am a long slender bone also known as the collar bone

(a)  

10.

How many bones make up the carpals?

a)

10

b)

8

c)

5

d)

7

11.

The lower limbs are made up of the

a)

Radius, ulna and humerus

b)

Femur, sacral and carpal

c)

Femur, fibula and tibia

12.

A condyloid joint is found in the

a)

hip and shoulder

b)

wrist and between metacarpals/phalanges

c)

thumb

d)

knee and elbow