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WorksheetsIGCSE PE - The Skeletal System
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 21mins
The substance found inside some long bones that makes blood cells is called?
cartilage
marrow
ligament
spongy bone
What is the anatomical name for your Shoulder Blade?
Scapula
Humerus
Clavicle
Sternum
The bones that make up the spine are called
femurs
vertebrae
cartilage
marrow
Name the bone located at number 10.
Tarsals
Phalanges
Carpals
Ulna
Name the bone located at number 17.
Clavicle
Sternum
Ribs
Pelvis
Name the bone located at number 20.
Clavicle
Sternum
Ribs
Pelvis
Name the bone located at number 22.
Phalanges
Femur
Meta Carpals
Tarsals
The joints in the skull are are fixed and are also called?
hinge joints
synovial joints
gliding joints
fibrous joints
Which of the following is NOT an example of a long bone?
humerus
tibia
radius
tarsals
What does the cartilage between bones do?
Allows the nerves in adjacent bones to communicate with one another
Provides padding and protection against wear and tear
Prevents bones from overheating
Prevents bones from becoming too rigid
All of the following are synovial joints except?
cartilaginous joints
Ball and Socket joints
Freely moveable joints
Hinge joints
What type of joint is this
pivot
gliding
ball and socket
fixed
What type of joint is this
gliding
hinge
pivot
ball and socket
Which type of joint gives you the largest range of motion?
Pivot
Ball and socket
Hinge
Gliding
The knee is an example of a ___________ joint?
Hinge
Gliding
Ball and socket
Pivot
Which pair of joints has the most in common?
Your ankle joints and your shoulder joints
The joints in your spine and your hip joints
Your elbow joints and your knee joints
Your wrist joints and your shoulder joints
This type of skeletal tissue attaches muscle to bone to provide movement at joints.
cartilage
tendon
ligament
Synovial membrane
This type of skeletal tissue attaches bone to bone to help support and stabilize joints.
ligament
tendon
patella
string
When doing a Jumping Jack, what is the type of movement of the arms and legs when they move outwards and away from the body?
Abduction
Adduction
Extension
Flexsion
Straightening your leg at the knee to kick a football is called?
flexion
rotation
extension
adduction
Define 'Flexion'.
Movement away from the midline of the body or body part
Movement toward the midline of the body or body part
Decrease in the angle of a joint by bending
Increase in the angle of a joint; straightening of a joint
What 2 types of movements does a swimmer use when push their feet up and down to swim faster?
Flexion & Extension
Adduction and Abduction
Plantar Flexion and Dorsiflexion
Rotation and Circumduction
What type of movement happens at the shoulder (Ball and Socket Joint) during a tennis serve?
Adduction
Circumduction
Flexion
Dorsiflexion
What type of movement in the neck would you use when you look to see who is behind you when running?
Abduction
Flexion
Circumduction
Rotation
The Human Skeleton is made up of 206 bones. In IGCSE PE you only need to remember and learn how many different bones?
206
20
10
101
