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Skeletal System Preassessment

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
2.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
3.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone 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.
If your body were a tall building, your skeleton would be:
a)
beams and joints that hold it up
b)
plumbing and electrical systems
c)
foundation that anchors it to ground
d)
apartments and offices inside it
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)
106
b)
201
c)
206
9.
The ribs protect your...
a)
heart
b)
lungs
c)
liver
d)
all of the above
10.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

11.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

12.

Which is a movable joint?

a)

Pelvis

b)

sutures

c)

cranium

d)

arms

13.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

14.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Patella

b)

Pelvis

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

15.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted blue

a)

mandible

b)

humerus

c)

cranium

d)

femur

16.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in green; cartilage surrounds this bone to act as a shock absorber

a)

femur

b)

mandible

c)

humerus

d)

patella

17.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

a)

ribs

b)

mandible

c)

vertebrae

d)

humerus

18.
One function of the skeletal system is _______ especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
19.
_________ is a function of the skeletal system that is completed by joints, ligaments, and tendons.
a)
Protection
b)
Storage
c)
Synthesis
d)
Movement
20.

What are the ends of bone covered with that helps reduce friction when two bones are rubbed together?

a)

periosteum

b)

ligament

c)

tendon

d)

cartilage

21.

Name the condition in which the bones become weak and break easily.

a)

Osteoarthritis

b)

Rheumatoid arthritis

c)

osteoporosis

d)

arthritis

22.

Name the type of joint that have little or no movement.

a)

movable

b)

immovable

c)

Ball and Socket

d)

Hinge

23.

Name the joint that is found in wrists and ankles.

a)

Ball and Socket Joint

b)

Hinge Joint

c)

Pivot Joint

d)

Gliding Joint

24.

Turning the head is example of a ______________ joint.

a)

Ball and Socket Joint

b)

Hinge Joint

c)

Pivot Joint

d)

Gliding Joint

25.

Legs and arms are examples of a __________________ joint.

a)

Ball and Socket Joint

b)

Hinge Joint

c)

Pivot Joint

d)

Gliding Joint

26.

Where is marrow found?

a)

In the cartilage

b)

In compact bone

c)

in spongy bone

d)

in the periosteum

27.

What is hard bone?

a)

Cartilage

b)

Tendon

c)

Spongy Bone

d)

Compact Bone

28.

A living bone's surface is covered with a tough, tight-fitting membrane called the _________________________.

a)

periosteum

b)

cartilage

c)

marrow

d)

compact bone

29.
Where are blood cells made? 
a)
Yellow marrow 
b)
Red marrow
c)
Spongy Bone 
d)
Periosteum
30.

Which part of the bone stores fat?

a)

yellow bone marrow

b)

red bone marrow

c)

spongy bone

d)

compact bone

31.

The disease in which bones become irritated or inflamed because cartilage in the joints has worn away is called ___.

a)

arthritis

b)

cancer

c)

osteoporosis

d)

fracture

32.

___________ are attached to our skeleton and this allow us to move.

a)

skin

b)

muscles

c)

hair

d)

blood vessels

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