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Skeleton system

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)
robot
b)
skeleton
c)
ulna
d)
vertebrate
2.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
3.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
4.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

5.
What do the bones create?
a)
white blood cells
b)
platlets
c)
red blood cells
d)
flying turkeys
6.
Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Humans are made of many cells, or ____.
a)
Unicellular
b)
Multicellular
8.
Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.
a)
106
b)
201
c)
206
9.
What are the functions of the skeleton?
a)
A) protection
b)
b) Body shape 
c)
C) movement
d)
D) A,b and c
10.
The ribs protect your...
a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
all of the above
11.
The part of the bone that makes blood cells is...
a)
compact bone
b)
spongy bone
c)
marrow
12.

The organ system that consists of bones, their associated cartilages, ligaments and joints. Provides protection, movement, produces red blood cells, and stores minerals.

a)

Circulatory System

b)

Respiratory System

c)

Skeletal System

d)

Digestive System

13.

Connects bone to bone

a)

Cartilage

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

d)

Involuntary muscle

14.

Muscles that are not under your conscious control. Responsible for activities such as breathing, digesting food and your heart beating.

a)

Involuntary Muscles

b)

Voluntary Muscles

c)

Skeletal Muscles

15.

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton by tendons and provides the force that moves the bones. Can be voluntary or involuntary.

a)

Involuntary Muscles

b)

Voluntary Muscles

c)

Skeletal Muscles

16.

Muscles that are under your control. Smiling, turning a page in a book and getting out of your chair are some examples.

a)

Involuntary Muscles

b)

Voluntary Muscles

c)

Skeletal Muscles

17.

A muscle that is involuntary and found in walls of internal organs such as a stomach and intestines and bladder and blood vessels.

a)

Smooth Muscle

b)

Muscle

c)

Cardiac Muscle

18.
What are the 3 types of muscle tissue?
a)
Thigh, Calf, & Shoulder
b)
Traps, Forearm, & Abs
c)
Hamstring, Biceps, & Triceps
d)
Smooth Muscle, Cardiac Muscle, & Skeletal Muscle
19.
Which muscle type is found in your stomach, bladder, and intestines?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
20.
Which type of muscle is found in your heart?
a)
Skeletal
b)
Smooth
c)
Cardiac
d)
Straight
21.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)

robot

b)

skeleton

c)

ulna

d)

vertebrate

22.

A muscle that is attached to the bones of the skeleton by tendons and provides the force that moves the bones. Can be voluntary or involuntary.

a)

Involuntary Muscles

b)

Voluntary Muscles

c)

Skeletal Muscles