WorksheetsGrade 3- Joints - Skeletal sysytem
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many bones in an adult?
a)
207
b)
260
c)
208
d)
206
2.
The place where two bones meet is called (a)
3.
What bones protect the lungs and the heart?
a)
Sternum
b)
Ribs
c)
Clavicle
d)
Sternum and ribs
4.
Where do you find immovable joints ?
a)
Fingers
b)
cranium
c)
Knee
d)
Elbow
5.
Which is the longest bone in the human body ?
a)
Tibia
b)
Fibula
c)
Humerus
d)
Femur
6.
What is a joint?
a)
a place where two muscles come together
b)
a place where a bone and a muscle come together
c)
a place where two bones come together
7.
What are the three types of joints in the human body?
a)
hinge, ball and socket, opposable thumb
b)
movement, protection, support
c)
hinge, ball and socket, gliding
d)
gliding joint, opposable thumb, articulate
8.
The hinge joint moves...
a)
in two directions
b)
up and down; forward and back
c)
forward and back; all around
d)
in one direction
9.
What hinge joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
knee
b)
shoulder
c)
elbow
d)
toes
10.
What ball and socket joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
shoulders
b)
hips
c)
elbow
d)
wrist
11.
Which joints in the human skeleton work in a similar way?
a)
hips and finger to palm
b)
elbows and knees
c)
shoulders and backbones
d)
ankles and hips
12.
How is the thumb different from the other fingers?
a)
The thumb has more joints than the other fingers.
b)
The thumb has only two joints but the other fingers have three.
c)
The thumb is articulated but the other fingers are not.
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