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Skeletal System

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this called?

a)

Clavicle

b)

Cranium

c)

Tibia

d)

Carpals

2.

The jaw bone is also known as...

a)

Mandible

b)

Tongue

c)

Fibula

d)

Scapula

3.

Shoulder blade

a)

Cartilage

b)

Humerus

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

4.

Hip bones

a)

Tarsals

b)

Pelvis

c)

Sacrum

d)

Phalanges

5.

Which of the following is not part of the axial skeleton?

a)

Skull

b)

Vertebrae

c)

Ribs

d)

Humerus

6.

Which is not a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Shapes and supports the body

b)

Works with the muscular system to move parts of the body

c)

Transmits messages to all parts of the body

d)

Store fat cells, calcium, and other minerals

7.

The patella is located in the

a)

Knee

b)

Foot

c)

Ear

d)

Elbow

8.

Ribs protects your:

a)

Liver

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

d)

All of the above

9.

The shoulder has which type of joint?

a)

Pivot

b)

Saddle

c)

Ball and socket

d)

Hinge

10.

Which joint exists between the metacarpals and the phalanges?

a)

Plane

b)

Hinge

c)

Pivot

d)

Condylar

11.

Where can a saddle joint be found?

a)

Wrist

b)

Skull

c)

Vertebra

d)

Thumb

12.
What is another name for your collar bone?
a)
scapula
b)
clavicle
c)
patella
d)
sternum
13.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
14.

These types of bones are found in your ankles and wrists

a)

Long

b)

Sesamoid

c)

Flat

d)

Short

e)

Irregular

15.

What is the job of a long bone?

a)

Support your organs during physical activity

b)

Support the weight of your body during physical activity

c)

To protect your vital organs during physical activity

d)

To protect your muscles during physical activity

16.

What connects muscle to bone?

a)

Ligament

b)

Tendon

c)

Cartilage

d)

Joint Capsule

17.

What connects bone to bone?

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Joint Capsule

d)

Bursae

18.

What is the job of a flat bone?

a)

Main bones used for gross motor movements

b)

Support the weight of the body during physical exercise

c)

Allow for fine motor movements

d)

Protection for vital organs and anchor for muscles to attach

19.

Where on your body would you find the Patella bone?

a)

Knee

b)

Elbow

c)

Shoulder

d)

Ankle

20.

Your Radius, Ulna, Femure, Tibia, Fibula and Humerus are all what type of bone?

a)

Short

b)

Long

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

21.

The following is NOT one of the 3 Joint Classifications..

a)

Cartilaginous

b)

Cartilage

c)

Fibrous

d)

Synovial

22.

The joints that allow the most movement are called

a)

Fixed

b)

Fibrous

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Synovial

23.

Examples of a Ball & Socket Joint are found in the

a)

Shoulder

b)

Knee

c)

Hip

d)

Ankle

24.

A hinge joint allows

a)

A wide range of movements

b)

Circumduction

c)

Rotation

d)

Movement in only one direction (ie. backwards & forwards)

25.

Which of the following is part of a Synovial joint

a)

Synovial membrane

b)

Joint cavity

c)

Ligament

d)

Cartilage

26.
Name this joint
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
condyloid
d)
pivot
27.
Carpals and tarsals (flat bones) are examples of this type of joint
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
hinge
d)
saddle
28.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
29.

Which is NOT a function of synovial fluid?

a)

Lubricates the articulating cartilage.

b)

Acts as a shock absorber.

c)

Nourishes the chondrocytes.

d)

Keeps the bones from being pulled apart.

30.

Which synovial joint structure is composed of dense regular connective tissue, connects bone to bone, and functions to stabilize, strengthen and reinforce the joint?

a)

Ligament

b)

Articular cartilage

c)

Tendon

d)

Synovial membrane

31.
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 
32.
This type of joint allows the your first two vertebrate to rotate as in shaking your head no
a)
condyloid
b)
gliding
c)
pivot
d)
saddle
33.
Fibrous joints are?
a)
freely moveable
b)
partially moveable
c)
immovable
34.

Which type of joint provides the greatest degree of movement?

a)

Fibrous

b)

Synovial

c)

Cartilaginous

d)

Gliding

35.

What are the functions of the axial skeleton?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

36.

Which feature of the synovial joint covers the ends of the bones?

a)

Synovial membrane

b)

Bursa

c)

Meniscus

d)

Articular cartilage

37.

Which is the most lateral in the anatomical position?

a)

sternum

b)

ulna

c)

radius

d)

skull

38.

What is the position of the scapula relative to the rib cage?

a)

medial

b)

inferior

c)

posterior

d)

proximal

39.

Which joint is formed at the proximal head of the femur?

a)

shoulder

b)

elbow

c)

hip

d)

knee

40.

What type of bones are the phalanges?

a)

flat

b)

long

c)

short

d)

irregular

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