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IGCSE PE - The Skeletal System

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
One function of the skeletal system is _______ especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
2.
_________ is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
3.

The substance found inside some long bones that makes blood cells is called?

a)

cartilage

b)

marrow

c)

ligament

d)

spongy bone

4.

What is the anatomical name for your Shoulder Blade?

a)

Scapula

b)

Humerus

c)

Clavicle

d)

Sternum

5.

The bones that make up the spine are called

a)

femurs

b)

vertebrae

c)

cartilage

d)

marrow

6.
Name the bone located at number 3.
a)
Scapula
b)
Humerus
c)
Sternum
d)
Clavicle
7.

Name the bone located at number 10.

a)

Tarsals

b)

Phalanges

c)

Carpals

d)

Ulna

8.
Name the bone located at number 12.
a)
Patella
b)
Clavicle
c)
Sternum
d)
Scapula
9.
Name the bone located at number 14.
a)
Femur
b)
Fibula
c)
Tibia
d)
Radius
10.
Name the bone located at number 16.
a)
Clavicle
b)
Humerus
c)
Radius
d)
Ulna
11.

Name the bone located at number 17.

a)

Clavicle

b)

Sternum

c)

Ribs

d)

Pelvis

12.

Name the bone located at number 20.

a)

Clavicle

b)

Sternum

c)

Ribs

d)

Pelvis

13.

Name the bone located at number 22.

a)

Phalanges

b)

Femur

c)

Meta Carpals

d)

Tarsals

14.

The joints in the skull are are fixed and are also called?

a)

hinge joints

b)

synovial joints

c)

gliding joints

d)

fibrous joints

15.
What type of bone is the scapula?
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
16.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
17.
What is the name of the long bone in the top part of the leg?
a)
Patella
b)
Femur
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibia
18.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a long bone?

a)

humerus

b)

tibia

c)

radius

d)

tarsals

19.

What does the cartilage between bones do?

a)

Allows the nerves in adjacent bones to communicate with one another

b)

Provides padding and protection against wear and tear

c)

Prevents bones from overheating

d)

Prevents bones from becoming too rigid

20.

All of the following are synovial joints except?

a)

cartilaginous joints

b)

Ball and Socket joints

c)

Freely moveable joints

d)

Hinge joints

21.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system? 
a)
maintain body shape
b)
help transmit impulses 
c)
protect organs
d)
provde levers for movement
22.

What type of joint is this

a)

pivot

b)

gliding

c)

ball and socket

d)

fixed

23.

What type of joint is this

a)

gliding

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

ball and socket

24.

Which type of joint gives you the largest range of motion?

a)

Pivot

b)

Ball and socket

c)

Hinge

d)

Gliding

25.

The knee is an example of a ___________ joint?

a)

Hinge

b)

Gliding

c)

Ball and socket

d)

Pivot

26.

Which pair of joints has the most in common?

a)

Your ankle joints and your shoulder joints

b)

The joints in your spine and your hip joints

c)

Your elbow joints and your knee joints

d)

Your wrist joints and your shoulder joints

27.

This type of skeletal tissue attaches muscle to bone to provide movement at joints.

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

Synovial membrane

28.

This type of skeletal tissue attaches bone to bone to help support and stabilize joints.

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

patella

d)

string

29.

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?

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Extension

d)

Flexsion

30.

Straightening your leg at the knee to kick a football is called?

a)

flexion

b)

rotation

c)

extension

d)

adduction

31.

Define 'Flexion'.

a)

Movement away from the midline of the body or body part

b)

Movement toward the midline of the body or body part

c)

Decrease in the angle of a joint by bending

d)

Increase in the angle of a joint; straightening of a joint

32.

What 2 types of movements does a swimmer use when push their feet up and down to swim faster?

a)

Flexion & Extension

b)

Adduction and Abduction

c)

Plantar Flexion and Dorsiflexion

d)

Rotation and Circumduction

33.

What type of movement happens at the shoulder (Ball and Socket Joint) during a tennis serve?

a)

Adduction

b)

Circumduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Dorsiflexion

34.

What type of movement in the neck would you use when you look to see who is behind you when running?

a)

Abduction

b)

Flexion

c)

Circumduction

d)

Rotation

35.

The Human Skeleton is made up of 206 bones. In IGCSE PE you only need to remember and learn how many different bones?

a)

206

b)

20

c)

10

d)

101