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The Skeletal System

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the cranium?

a)

spine

b)

skull

c)

thigh

d)

arm

2.

What does the cranium protect?

a)

heart

b)

eyes

c)

brain

d)

liver

3.

What is the largest bone in the body?

a)

scapula

b)

humerus

c)

femur

d)

carilage

4.

What is the purpose of the rib cage?

a)

Helps us to think

b)

Carries blood throughout the body

c)

Protects our brain

d)

Protects our vital organs

5.

Where would you find the humerus?

a)

head

b)

leg

c)

arm

d)

knee

6.

What connects bones together?

a)

ligaments

b)

brains

c)

trachea

d)

heart

7.

What are two examples of joints?

a)

noose, lock

b)

key, door

c)

ball and socket, hinge

d)

hinge, crow

8.

What type of joint is this

a)

gliding

b)

hinge

c)

pivot

d)

ball and socket

9.

The bones that make up the spine are called

a)

femurs

b)

vertebrae

c)

cartilage

d)

marrow

10.

Substance found inside some long bones that makes blood cells.

a)

cartilage

b)

marrow

c)

ligament

d)

spongy bone

11.

Soft rubbery tissue that keeps bone from rubbing together

a)

cartilage

b)

marrow

c)

ligament

d)

vertebrae

12.

What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones than adults?

a)

Most adults suffer from bone loss

b)

Teenagers also have more bones than adults

c)

Babies shed some of their bones as they grow

d)

Some of babies' bones fuse together as they grow

13.

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

a)

Pivot

b)

Ball and socket

c)

Hinge

d)

Gliding

14.

Where can you find the periosteum?

a)

On the outermost portion of your bones

b)

In the innermost portion of your bones

c)

Between the layers of spongy bone

d)

In the hollows of your bones

15.

What fills the hollow of most bones?

a)

Bone blood

b)

Bone marrow

c)

Spongy bone

d)

Compact bone

16.

What is the largest bone in your arm?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

17.

Which bone groups are in your hand? You may select more than 1 answer.

a)

Tarsals

b)

Carpals

c)

Metacarpals

d)

Phalanges

18.

What is the name of the kneecap bone?

a)

Fibula

b)

Tibia

c)

Patella

d)

Femur

19.

What is the name of the shin bone?

a)

Fibula

b)

Tibia

c)

Femur

d)

Tarsal

20.

The main functions of your bones are ______? *Check all that apply*

a)

Structure/Support

b)

Movement

c)

Blood Protection

d)

Protection

21.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
22.
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 
23.
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
24.
What does the human hand have that a paw does not that allows it to pick up objects easily?
a)
hinge joint
b)
opposable thumb
c)
ball and socket joint
d)
articulation
25.
What ball and socket joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
shoulders
b)
hips
c)
elbow
d)
wrist
26.

What does bone marrow make?

a)

blood cells

b)

cancer

c)

bone cells

d)

oxygen

27.

The place where two bones meet is called a ___________. They work with your muscles to help you move.

a)

tendon

b)

joint

c)

blood vessel

d)

ligament

28.

The skeleton is considered to be the framework of the body.

a)

True

b)

False