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Skeletal System - Joints

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Name this joint

a)

gliding

b)

saddle

c)

ball and socket

d)

condyloid

2.
Name this joint 
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
hinge
d)
ball and socket
3.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
4.
What are joints
a)
A place where one bone meets 
b)
A place where  two  bones meet 
c)
Bones don't meet 
d)
A place where three bones meet 
5.
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
6.
What ball and socket joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
shoulders
b)
hips
c)
elbow
d)
wrist
7.
Which joints in the human skeleton work in a similar way?
a)
hips and backbone
b)
elbows and shoulders
c)
toes and shoulders
d)
ankles and wrists
8.

Where is cartilage, a connective tissue, located?

a)

Outside of the bone

b)

Around the muscle fibers

c)

In between bone and joints

d)

In between muscle and bone

9.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted red that is the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

a)

ribs

b)

phalanges

c)

patella

d)

humerus

10.
What transports new red blood cells from the marrow?
a)
blood vessels
b)
marrow
c)
veins
d)
red blood cells
11.
During this stage of development, the skull is not fully fused.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
12.
During this stage of development, the bones may become less dense and break easily.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
13.
During this stage of development, bones stop growing.
a)
Infancy
b)
Childhood
c)
Adolescence
d)
Adulthood
14.
All of the following are examples of ball-and-socket joints except...
a)
hip
b)
shoulder
c)
knee
15.
All of the following are examples of hinge joints except...
a)
knee
b)
shoulder
c)
elbow
16.
What is the place at which 2 parts of the skeletal system meet?
a)
ligament
b)
joint
c)
bone
d)
organ
17.
What holds bones together at movable joints?
a)
ligament
b)
bone
c)
joint
d)
organ
18.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
19.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
20.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

21.
If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be:
a)
beams and joints that hold it up
b)
plumbing and electrical systems
c)
foundation that anchors it to ground
d)
apartments and offices inside it
22.

No movement would occur without the skeletal system.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

What's a skeleton?

23.
What mineral are bones made of?
a)
Vitamin C
b)
Calcium
c)
Zinc
d)
Vitamin B
24.

What food contain Calcium that helps our bones?

a)

Milk

b)

Oranges

c)

Mountain Dew

d)

Celery

25.
What food group has the most calcium to help our bones?
a)
Protein
b)
Vegetables
c)
Dairy
d)
Grains
26.
Does exercise help our bones grow strong?
a)
Yes
b)
No
27.

Bones are living things.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Bones can grow back together if they get broken.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Where is the largest bone in the body?

a)

Finger

b)

Leg

c)

Arm

d)

Spine

30.
Where is the smallest bone in our body?
a)
Toes
b)
Spine
c)
Ear
d)
Wrist
31.
What connects bones together to help us move?
a)
Ribs
b)
Joints
c)
Toes
d)
Nerves
32.

One of the main jobs of cartilage is to...

a)

Make Blood

b)

Make Marrow

c)

Cushion Bones

d)

Hold Fingers Together

33.

What type of joint do you find at the base of the skull ?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball and socket

c)

pivot

d)

Gliding

34.

What bones protect the lungs and the heart?

a)

Sternum

b)

Ribs

c)

Clavicle

d)

Sternum and ribs

35.

Where do you find immovable joints ?

a)

Fingers

b)

cranium

c)

Knee

d)

Elbow

36.

Which is the longest bone in the human body ?

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Humerus

d)

Femur

37.

Cartilagenous bones are found in ?

a)

Tongue , ear

b)

Ear , nose

c)

Skull

d)

Thigh

38.

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

a)

Pivot

b)

Ball and socket

c)

Hinge

d)

Gliding

39.

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

40.
The joints in your knees and elbows are most similar to:
a)
a clock
b)
a screw
c)
a wheel
d)
a door hinge
41.
Bones are organs. True or false?
a)
True
b)
False
42.

What do we call a broken bone?

a)

osteoporosis

b)

fracture

c)

arthritis

d)

bone disease

43.

Which bone disease causes bones to become weak and brittle?

a)

artereosclerosis

b)

arthritis

c)

fracture

d)

osteoporosis

44.

___________ are attached to our skeleton and this allow us to move.

a)

skin

b)

muscles

c)

hair

d)

blood vessels

45.

Prevents the surfaces of bones from rubbing against each other and reduces friction...

a)

Spongy Bone Tissue

b)

Bone Marrow

c)

Compact Bone Tissue

d)

Cartilage

46.

This type of joint allows for a rotating motion of bones over top of one another.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

gliding joint

d)

pivot joint

47.

This type of joint only allows for back and forth movement.

a)

ball and socket joint

b)

hinge joint

c)

gliding joint

d)

pivot joint

48.

The bones are hard because they are made of which of the following substances?

a)

vitamins

b)

minerals

c)

concrete

d)

sand

49.

The main organs of the skeletal system are

a)

blood

b)

liver

c)

bones

d)

brain

50.

Which of the following allows our bones to move?

a)

joints

b)

skeleton

c)

cartilage

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