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skeletal system

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

2.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)
robot
b)
skeleton
c)
ulna
d)
vertebrate
3.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
4.
What are the functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
5.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
6.

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

7.
Bones of the thoracic cavity that are attached to vertebrae only (not attached to sternum or another rib by costal cartilage); lowest two false ribs
a)
floating ribs
b)
false ribs
c)
true ribs
d)
loose ribs
8.
What bones protect your heart and chest?
a)
spine
b)
skull
c)
ribcage
d)
arm
9.

There are (a)   (how many) thoracic vertebrae in man.

10.

What two organs does the rib cage protect?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

eyes

11.

What is another name for breastbone

a)

sternum

b)

floating ribs

c)

vertebrate

d)

rib cage

12.
How many pairs of true ribs are there? 
a)
12
b)
2
c)
5
d)
7
13.
How many pairs of false ribs are there? 
a)
5
b)
3
c)
2
d)
7
14.

The sternum is made up of a series of small bones called (a)   which are fused together.

15.

The sternum is made up of a series of small bones called (a)   which are fused together.