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Bill Nye Bones & Muscles

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ______ the strongest bone(s) in the body.

a)

periosteum is

b)

cartilage is

c)

backbones are

d)

teeth are

2.

You have ______ all over your body, which connect(s) muscles to bones.

a)

joints

b)

cartilage

c)

tendons

d)

calcium

3.

______ cushions bones at joints.

a)

Ligaments

b)

Bones

c)

Tendons

d)

Cartilage

4.

_____, which is found in milk, helps make your bones strong.

a)

periosteum

b)

cancellous

c)

cartilage

d)

calcium

5.

The joints in all of your fingers are _____ joints.

a)

ball

b)

hinge

c)

sliding

d)

fixed

6.

Your muscle make up about ______ percent of your body weight.

a)

85

b)

86

c)

87

d)

88

7.

Sharks "skeletons" are made from _____ .

a)

bones

b)

cartilage

c)

joints

d)

tendons

8.

Your backbone is made of ____ bone(s).

a)

12

b)

5

c)

33

d)

1

9.

Bones are made up of the periosteum, the compact bone, and the cancellous or _____ bone.

a)

solid

b)

flexible

c)

cellular

d)

spongy

10.

It takes _____ muscles to frown.

a)

3

b)

17

c)

33

d)

43

11.

By cracking your knuckles, you are pulling your _____ apart at joints.

a)

tendons

b)

bones

c)

muscles

d)

periosteum

12.

Fixed joints in the body _____.

a)

are joints that slide

b)

are joints that move

c)

are joints that do not move

d)

are joints that flex and bend

13.

According to the video, a sparrows neck has more bones than the neck of a _____.

a)

elephant

b)

goose

c)

brachiosaurus

d)

giraffe

14.

How many bones do humans have at birth?

a)

350

b)

200

c)

400

d)

33

15.

It takes _____ muscles to smile.

a)

3

b)

17

c)

33

d)

43

16.

______ holds bones together.

a)

Muscles

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

d)

Cartilage

17.

How many bones are in the ear?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

13

d)

33

18.

Substance(s) that act like oil to make our joints move smoothly:

(select all that apply)

a)

calcium

b)

cartilage

c)

fat

d)

synovial fluid