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Edexcel GCSE PE - Skeletal system

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

2.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Ribs

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

3.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

4.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

5.

From wrist to fingertip, what is the order of bones?

a)

Carpals, metacarpals, phalanges

b)

Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals

c)

Carpals, phalanges, metacarpals

d)

Metacarpals, carpals, phalanges

6.
The bones in your back are made up of what?
a)
fingers
b)
phalanges
c)
vertebrate
d)
toes
7.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
8.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

9.
What are the bones that protect your heart and lungs?
a)
rib cage
b)
sternum
c)
clavicle
d)
femur
10.
What is another name for the kneecap?
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
11.
Which mineral makes up our bones?
a)
Calcium
b)
Vitamin D
c)
Blood Cells
d)
Bone Marrow
12.
Important connective tissue that holds together bone to bone.
a)
Joint 
b)
Ligament
c)
Cartelege
d)
Bone
13.

Which of the following bones is INCORRECTLY matched with its type?

a)

ribs--irregular

b)

carpals--short

c)

ulna--long

d)

cranium--flat

14.
what type of bone is the femur
a)
Long bone
b)
Short bone
c)
Flat bone
d)
Irregular bone
15.

What type of bone is the cranium

a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
16.

What is the bone highlighted called?

a)

Ribs

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Sternum

d)

Cranium

17.
Synovial joints are freely movable.
a)
True
b)
False
18.

What are the 2 articulating bones at the shoulder?

a)

Ulna

b)

Radius

c)

Humerus

d)

Scapula

e)

Tarsals

19.

What are the 2 articulating bones at the hip?

a)

Pelvis

b)

Cranium

c)

Radius

d)

Femur

e)

RIbs

20.

What does a tendon do?

a)

Hold muscles together.

b)

Hold joints in place.

c)

Connect bone to bone.

d)

Connect bone to muscle.