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sckeltal system

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which set of bones is in your back and holds up your body?

a)

skull

b)

spine

c)

joint

d)

arm

2.

Your skeleton

a)

supports & shapes the body

b)

works with muscles to help you move

c)

helps protect important organs

d)

makes blood

e)

all of the above

3.

Bones are alive and can heal.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The set of bones inside your head that protects your brain is called ____________.

a)

femur

b)

backbone

c)

skull

5.

The ________ is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs.

a)

skull

b)

ribcage

c)

femur

6.

What protects the spinal cord?

a)

vertebrae

b)

body

c)

ribcage

7.

What mineral helps keep your bones healthy and strong?

a)

iron

b)

zinc

c)

calcium

8.

What happens after you break a bone?

a)

your body connects the bone together and the bone heals

b)

the bone will be broken forever

c)

your body won't need bones anymore

d)

you grow an extra bone

9.

What happens as you grow and change?

a)

your bones stay the same

b)

your bones get smaller

c)

your bones don't need calcium when you're a grown up

d)

your bones grow and change too

10.

The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear. Which is the biggest bone?

a)

a rib in your ribcage

b)

the thighbone in your leg

c)

the jawbone in your skull

d)

a wrist bone in your wrist

11.

Which of these events would happen FIRST?

a)

a child breaks their arm

b)

a child falls off a scooter

c)

a child goes to the doctor

d)

a child get a cast for their arm

12.

Which activity DOES NOT help your bones?

a)

eating a leafy green salad and drinking milk

b)

wearing a helmet and body pads

c)

playing sports and getting enough exercise

d)

eating junk food and staying inside

13.

Bones are classified according to their ___________.

a)

Size

b)

Name

c)

Shape

d)

Function

14.
The pink areas are the 
a)
appendicular skeleton
b)
axial skeleton
c)
blushing skeleton
15.
How many bones does the adult human body have?
a)
205
b)
204
c)
22
d)
206
16.
The long bones in the fingers are
a)
carpals
b)
tarsals
c)
phalanges 
d)
clavicles
17.
What type of bone is the femur
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
18.
Name the bone located at number 16.
a)
Clavicle
b)
Humerus
c)
Radius
d)
Ulna
19.
Name the bone located at number 12.
a)
Patella
b)
Clavicle
c)
Sternum
d)
Scapula
20.
Name the bone located at number  8.
a)
Humerus
b)
Radius
c)
Fibula
d)
Tibia
21.
This bone is the
a)
pelvis
b)
humerous
c)
scapula
d)
frontal
22.
Bones 7
a)
Calcaneous
b)
Talus
c)
Tarsals
d)
Metatarsals 
23.

Identify bone 1 (green)

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Mandibular

24.
Name this bone.
a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
femur
25.
a)
Sacrum
b)
Coccyx
c)
Lumbar Vertebrae
d)
Pelvis
26.
a)

Radius

b)

Humerus

c)

Ulna

d)

Clavicle

27.
What set of bones is this?
a)
Femur
b)
Skull
c)
Rib Cage
d)
Stirrup
28.
What is the name of the bone that protects our brain?
a)
Skull
b)
Ribs
c)
Skill
d)
Robs
29.

What bone is the arrow pointing to?

a)

rib

b)

spine

c)

scapula

d)

clavicle

30.

What bone is the arrow pointing to (the bone closest to the thumb)?

a)

ulna

b)

humerus

c)

radius

d)

vertebrae

31.
Name the bones.
a)
Tarsals
b)
Carpals
c)
Phalanges
d)
Mandible
32.
Name this bone.
a)
tarsals
b)
carpals
c)
phalange
33.
Which one of the following is an irregular bone?
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
temporal
d)
vertebrae
34.
What type of bone is the femur?
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
35.
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
36.
_________ is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
37.
Bone tissue is also called osseous tissue.
a)
True
b)
False