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WorksheetsSkeleton Parts' Purposes Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which part of the skeleton helps protect the brain?
It is also known as the skull.
(a)
What is the name of the slender bone found between the scapula and sternum?
It is also known as the collarbone.
(a)
What is the name of the bone that connects the humerus with the clavicle?
It is also known as the shoulder blade.
(a)
Select all the statements that are true for the sternum.
Also known as the breastbone.
Also known as the collarbone.
The long, flat bone located in the central part of the chest.
The bone that connects the ribs to the ulna.
What do the ribs do?
There may be more than one answer.
They protect the heart only.
They aid in digestion.
They protect the heart and lungs.
They aid in respiration.
They protect the heart, lungs, and kidneys.
Which of the following best fits the description:
It is the top part of the arm, runs from the shoulder to the elbow, and connects the scapula and the two bones of the lower arm.
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
Femur
When you put a skeleton's arm out, you will see two bones in the lower bone.
Select the statements about the two bones that are true.
The outer bone is called the ulna.
The inner bone is called the ulna.
The outer bone is called the radius.
The inner bone is called the ulna.
The two bones are referred to as the humerus.
What are the carpals?
The fingers
The wrist
The ankle
The toes
The hand
Which of the following best describes the metacarpals?
The bone(s) of the wrist
The bone(s) of the fingers
The bone(s) of the toes
The bone(s) of the ankle
The bone(s) of the hand
Which of the following best fits the description:
The bones of the fingers.
Phalanges
Metatarsals
Tarsals
Metacarpals
Fibula
Select all the statements that correctly describe the femur.
The longest bone in the body.
The most painful bone to break.
The thigh bone.
The strongest of the two bones of the thigh.
The only bone in the thigh.
Select all the statement that correctly describe the patella.
Also known as the kneecap.
Protects the knee joint.
Articulates with the femur.
Provides leverage for your muscles as they bend and straighten the leg.
True or False:
The tibia is the outer bone of the two found between the knee and the ankle.
True
False
True or False:
The fibula is the outer bone of the two found between the knee and the ankle.
True
False
Out of the two bones found between the knee and ankle, which of the following is the outer bone?
Tibia
Fibula
Humerus
Femur
Out of the two bones found between the knee and ankle, which of the following best describes the tibia?
The outer bone
The inner bone
What is the name of the ankle bones?
Tarsals
Carpals
Which of the following best describes the metatarsals?
The bones of the hand.
The bones of the wrist.
The bones of the feet.
The bones of the fingers.
The bones of the toes.
What are the bones of the toes called?
Tarsals
Tarcals
Toesies
Phalanges
Phalanea
What is the calcaneus?
The heel bone.
The collarbone.
The shoulder blade.
The wrist bones.
The neck bones.
What does the magnified area best illustrate?
The clavicle.
The sternum.
The pelvis.
The femur.
The pelvic tarsal.
What does the magnified area best illustrate?
The pelvis.
The sacrum.
The sternum.
The coccyx.
The pelvical sternum.
What does the magnified area best illustrate?
The coccyx.
The sacrum.
The sternum.
The sternical tube.
The pubical carpal.
What is the anatomical term for "jawbone."
(a)
Select all that apply to the mandible.
It is located in the scapula.
It is the strongest bone in the human facial skeleton.
It is also known as the jawbone.
It is the strongest, largest bone in the human skeleton.
It holds your teeth and moves to chew food.
What is the name of the vertebrae of the neck right below the skull?
(a)
What is the name of the vertebrae that forms the vertebral spine in the upper trunk/back?
(a)
What is the name of the vertebrae that makes up the backbone of the lower back and is found above the pelvis?
(a)
True or False:
The damage or injury of the cervical vertebrae can lead to paralysis or even death.
True
False
True or False:
The order of the three vertebrae sections from bottom to top are cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, and lumbar vertebrae.
False
True
