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Skeletal System

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a Skeleton Made of?

a)

Bone

b)

Muscle

c)

Cartilage

2.

What is your Skeletal system mostly made of?

a)

robot

b)

skeleton

c)

ulna

d)

vertebrate

3.

What is the place where two bones meet?

(a)  

4.

What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?

(a)  

5.

Which of the following is not a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Blood cell formation

c)

Storage

d)

Absorption

6.

What do the bones create?

a)

White Blood Cells

b)

Platelets

c)

Red Blood Cells

7.

Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average

a)

207

b)

206

c)

205

d)

204

e)

203

9.

What are the functions of the skeleton?

a)

protection

b)

Body shape 

c)

movement

d)

All of these are correct

10.

The ribs protect your (a)  

11.

Which system is responsible for creating red blood cells?

a)

skeletal

b)

muscular

c)

respiratory

d)

nervous

12.

This is at the end of a bone, cushions/tough

a)

cartilage

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

13.

Do are bone grow as we age?

a)

Yes

b)

No

14.

What bone protects your brain?

(a)  

15.

What food are good for developing strong, healthy bones?

a)

Dairy

b)

Veggies

c)

Protein

16.

The functions are the skeletal system are...

a)

To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

b)

to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

c)

to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

d)

to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

17.

Where is new blood cells created?

a)

In the scapula

b)

In bone marrow, located inside the bone

c)

In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

d)

In the patella

18.

What is cartilage?

a)

joints that connect bone to tissue

b)

Connective tissue that acts as balance for the body

c)

Connective tissue near joints that act as a shock absorber

d)

a piece of tissue that is attached to the scapula

19.

Where is cartilage, a connective tissue, located?

a)

Outside of the bone

b)

Around the muscle fibers

c)

In between bone and joints

d)

In between muscle and bone

20.

What are the joints in the skeletal system?

a)

Ball and socket, gliding, pivot, fused, hinge

b)

Ball and socket, screw, wrench, metatarsals

c)

Ball and socket, gliding, immovable (fused) and juking