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Musculoskeletal System Basics

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of bones?

a)

Give the body structure, and protect internal organs

b)

Their inner core helps manufacture blood cells

c)

They store minerals needed for function of other body tissues

d)

All of these things are functions of bone

2.

Do all body joints move?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I have no clue!

3.

Which is the connective tissue that connects a muscle to a bone?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Muscles attach directly onto bone

d)

All of these are true.

4.

Which is the type of bone cell that creates new bone cells?

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Osteocytes

5.

Which is the type of bone cell that breaks down bone cells?

a)

Osteoclasts

b)

Osteoblasts

c)

Osteocytes

6.

Does the top of your skull have any joints?

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What is the name of the skull bone at the back of your head, where the skull meets the neck vertebrae?

a)

temporal bone

b)

frontal bone

c)

occipital bone

d)

parietal bone

8.

Which is an example of a sesamoid bone?

a)

the carpals in your wrist

b)

the bones that run through your fingers and toes

c)

the patella, otherwise known as the kneecap

d)

the vertebrae bones of the spine

9.

What are the phalanges?

a)

The bones that run through your fingers.

b)

The bones that run through your toes.

c)

Both are correct.

d)

Neither are correct.

10.

Which is the longest bone in the body?

a)

femur

b)

tibia

c)

humerus

d)

fibula

e)

ulna

11.

Without enough calcium intake, a person is at risk for developing osteoporosis.

Which nutrient is needed for the body to absorb calcium?

a)

phosphorus

b)

magnesium

c)

iron

d)

vitamin D