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SKELETON SYSTEM

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 2hrs 41mins

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.

What two organs does the rib cage protect?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

eyes

4.

The bones work with the _______________ to make us move.

a)

stomach

b)

lungs

c)

muscles

d)

cartilage

5.

The spine is made up of 26 _____________________.

a)

vertebrae

b)

ribs

c)

muscles

d)

nerves

6.

Which group of bones protects the spinal cord?

a)

skull

b)

rib cage

c)

backbone

d)

cartilage

7.

which part of the skeleton protects the brain

a)

rib cage

b)

femur

c)

cranium

d)

tibia

8.

Where is the smallest bone in the skeletal system located

a)

nose

b)

back

c)

ears

d)

foot

9.

Which two bones are connected

a)

toe bones and knee bones

b)

leg bones and knee bones

c)

thigh bones and ankle bones

d)

neck bone and finger bones

10.

which is the largest bone in the body?

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

cranium

d)

fibula

11.

Which of the following is a part of the skeletal system?

a)

heart

b)

brain

c)

lungs

d)

femur

12.

Who has more bones, adults or babies?

a)

adults

b)

babies

c)

they have the same

13.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)
robot
b)
skeleton
c)
ulna
d)
vertebrate
14.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
15.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
16.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

17.
What do the bones create?
a)
white blood cells
b)
platlets
c)
red blood cells
d)
flying turkeys
18.
Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Humans are made of many cells, or ____.
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
20.
What are the functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
21.

Connects bone to bone

a)

Cartilage

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

d)

Involuntary muscle

22.

Muscles that are not under your conscious control. Responsible for activities such as breathing, digesting food and your heart beating.

a)

Involuntary Muscles

b)

Voluntary Muscles

c)

Skeletal Muscles