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Grade-5 skeletal system

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which system of the human body provides protection to most of the major organs?

a)

skeletal system

b)

circulatory system

c)

respiratory system

d)

muscular system

2.

Which of the following best describes the job of the skeletal system?

a)

Gives shape and support to the body.

b)

Sends messages from the stomach to the brain.

c)

Brings in and breaks down all nutrients for the body

3.

The joint with a rounded end of bone fitting snug within another bone.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

pivot joint

d)

gliding joint

4.

How many bones are in an adult body?

a)

106

b)

206

c)

306

d)

406

5.

The part of the bone that makes red blood cells.

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

bone marrow

6.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
7.

Which of the following body systems work together for support, protection, and movement?

a)

respiratory and circulatory

b)

skeletal and muscular

c)

skeletal and respiratory

d)

digestive and respiratory

8.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Support

c)

Movement

d)

Blood movement

9.
Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.
a)
106
b)
201
c)
206
10.

The ribs protect your...

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

all of the above

11.

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

12.
What is our skeleton made up of?
a)
Bones
b)
Intestines
c)
Lungs
d)
Heart
13.
What does our skeleton help us do?
a)
Move
b)
Think
c)
Sleep
d)
None of these
14.
What mineral are bones made of?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
15.

Bones can grow back together if they get broken.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

shape and support

b)

movement

c)

protection

d)

gas exchange

17.

Which of the following best describes the job of the skeletal system?

a)

Gives shape and support to the body.

b)

Sends messages from the stomach to the brain.

c)

Brings in and breaks down all nutrients for the body

18.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Femur

d)

Scapula

19.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Ribs

b)

Cranium

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

20.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Femur

c)

Cranium

d)

Ribs

21.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Cranium

c)

Ribs

d)

Skull

22.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)
robot
b)
skeleton
c)
ulna
d)
vertebrate
23.

The _________________ gives the body its shape and supports and protects the internal organs.

a)

nervous system

b)

skeletal system

c)

muscular system

d)

body system

24.

An example of a long bone is?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Wrist Bone

c)

Thigh Bone

d)

Sternum

25.

The femur allow the leg to move. Which function is this?

a)

Flexibility

b)

Movement

c)

Structure

d)

Protection

26.

Which type of joints is this?

a)

Immovable joints

b)

Movable joints

c)

Partially movable

d)

Joints

27.

Which type of joints is this?

a)

Immovable

b)

Movable

c)

Partially movable

d)

Joints

28.

Which structure can you see in skeletal system?

a)

Muscles and tendons

b)

Tendons and cartilage

c)

Ligaments and muscles

d)

Bones and joints

29.

What are this bones?

a)

Femur and pelvis

b)

Ribs and vertebrae

c)

Phalanges and femur

d)

Vertebrae and femur

30.
what are functions of the skelton?
a)
protection
b)
Make blood cells
c)
movement
d)
all of them