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Skeletal system

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of this bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Humerous
c)
Skull
d)
Shin
2.
What type of bone is the scapula
a)
long bone
b)
short bone
c)
flat bone
d)
sesamoid bone
3.
What is another name for the kneecap?
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibia
d)
scapula
4.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

5.

What bone is highlighted? (hint: inside of your leg)

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

Femur

d)

Humerus

6.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Mandible)

b)

Clavicle

c)

Mandible

d)

Scapula

7.

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

8.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
9.
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
10.
The Skeletal System includes 
a)
Bones & Muscles
b)
Bones & Ligaments
c)
Bones & Joints
d)
Bones & Tendons
11.
How many bones are there in the Human body?
a)
200
b)
202
c)
204
d)
206
12.
What is the longest and heavies bone in the body?
a)
Humerous
b)
Vertebrae
c)
Femur
d)
Clavicle
13.
Which system does the skeletal system work the most closely with?
a)
Circulatory 
b)
Cardiovascular
c)
Muscular
d)
Respiratory
14.
How much does the Human skeleton approximately weigh?
a)
8kg
b)
10kg
c)
12kg
d)
14kg
15.
a)

vertebrae

b)

tibia

c)

pelvis

d)

femur

16.

The scientific name for skull is______________.

a)

cranium

b)

sternum

c)

pelvis

d)

mandible

17.
Also known as the kneecap
a)
Patella
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Femur
18.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
19.

The highlighted bone(s) is/are known as the ________.

a)

clavicle

b)

vertebrae

c)

scapula

d)

carpals

20.
These 8 tiny bones make up the wrist.
a)
carpals
b)
tarsals
c)
metacarpals
d)
metatarsals
21.
Long bones of the feet
a)
metatarsals
b)
metacarpals
c)
tarsals
d)
carpals
22.
Medial and weight bearing bone of the low leg
a)
fibula
b)
tibula
c)
tibia
d)
femur
23.

This long bone helps protect the heart and lungs and is called the:

a)

scapula

b)

clavicle

c)

vertebrae

d)

sternum

24.
Medial forearm bone
a)
humerus
b)
ulna
c)
radius
d)
carpal
25.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

26.
Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeleton?
a)
Production of blood cells
b)
Gives the body form
c)
Protects internal organs
d)
Generates heat
27.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
28.
The skeletal system does all of the following EXCEPT
a)
produces red blood cells
b)
stores calcium and minerals
c)
protects organs
d)
excretes waste
29.

In this picture, what would you call the section colored in blue?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Carpals

c)

Tarsals

d)

Meta-Tarsals

30.

I have circled, in red, a region of the torso. What would you call the bones inside these circles?

a)

Ribs

b)

Sternum

c)

Clavicle

d)

Mandible

31.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Femur

c)

Cranium

d)

Ribs

32.

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

a)

ligament

b)

tendon

c)

joint

d)

bones

33.
Ligaments connect:
a)
Bone to bone
b)
Muscle to bone
c)
Joint to joint
d)
Bone to joint
34.
Structures that are inherited from a common ancestor are homologous.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Humans, birds, whales, and lizards all have similar arm bones. What is the reason for this?
a)
The function of these bones is the same in all animals
b)
They live in similar environments
c)
They have a common ancestor
d)
All organisms resemble humans
36.
What is suggested by the similarity of early embryos of different species of vertebrates?
a)
no evolutionary relationships between the groups
b)
recent common ancestry
c)
similar environments in the past
d)
evolution from a distant common ancestor
37.
Some organisms that share a common ancestor have features that have different functions, but similar structures.  These are known as
a)
vestigial structures
b)
analogous structures
c)
homologous structures
d)
fossil structures

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