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WorksheetsHuman Bones Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What are your bones collectively called?
Skeleton
Cartilage
Ligament
Tendon
How were your bones different when you were a baby compared to now?
They were harder.
They were softer.
They were the same.
They were longer.
What is cartilage?
A type of hard bone.
A tough, rubbery thing.
A type of muscle.
A type of skin.
Where is cartilage found in a newborn baby?
In the muscles.
In the skin.
In the hands and feet.
In the hair.
What is the function of cartilage at the end of bones?
To make bones harder.
To help bones move smoothly and keep them from grinding against each other.
To make bones longer.
To make bones softer.
What is one of the most important jobs of your bones?
To make you taller
To give your body shape
To help you breathe
To make you run faster
What would happen if your bones did not give your body shape?
You would be as strong as a rock
You would be as flimsy as slime
You would be able to fly
You would be very tall
What is the job of the skull?
To protect your heart
To protect your brain
To help you breathe
To help you digest food
What do your ribs protect?
Your brain
Your legs
Your heart and lungs
Your stomach
What does your spine protect?
Your brain
Your heart
Your lungs
Your spinal cord
What are the bumpy bones in your spine called?
Ribs
Vertebrae
Pelvis
Femur
How many vertebrae do you have when you are fully grown?
20
26
33
40
What passes through the hole in each vertebra?
Blood vessels
Muscles
Spinal cord
Nerves
Why is your backbone built with vertebrae instead of being one long bone?
To support the head
To allow bending and twisting
To protect the heart
To store calcium
What type of joint allows your bones to move in many different directions, such as forward, backward, up, down, and around?
Hinge joint
Ball and socket joint
Pivot joint
Fixed joint
What type of joint is your hip joint?
Hinge joint
Ball and socket joint
Pivot joint
Fixed joint
What type of joint allows movement only in one direction, such as bending forward but not backward?
Hinge joint
Ball and socket joint
Pivot joint
Fixed joint
Why are hinge joints called hinge joints?
Because they can move in all directions
Because they are built like hinges on a door
Because they are fixed and do not move
Because they are found in the hip
What is the main difference between bones and stone?
Bones are living tissue.
Bones are harder than stone.
Bones do not need blood.
Bones are made of metal.
What happens to cartilage as a baby gets older?
It turns into muscles.
It hardens into bones.
It becomes softer.
It disappears.
Which mineral is important for making bones stronger?
Iron
Potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
Which of the following foods is a good source of calcium?
Apples
Bread
Milk
Rice
Which dark green vegetable is mentioned as having calcium?
Carrots
Broccoli
Potatoes
Tomatoes
How many muscles are there in the human body?
About 500
About 650
About 700
About 800
What are muscles made up of?
Large muscle fibers
Small muscle fibers
Fat cells
Bone cells
How many different kinds of muscle fibers are there?
One
Two
Three
Four
Which of the following is NOT a type of muscle fiber?
Skeletal
Cardiac
Smooth
Rough
What do the diagrams in the image show?
Different types of bones
Different types of muscle fibers
Different types of organs
Different types of cells
What type of muscle tissue has very skinny fibers and moves organs in your body without you knowing it?
Skeletal muscle tissue
Cardiac muscle tissue
Smooth muscle tissue
Voluntary muscle tissue
Which of the following is an example of the function of smooth muscles?
Moving your arms
Beating of the heart
Squeezing your stomach to mash up food
Blinking your eyes
Can you control your smooth muscles?
Yes, you can control them
No, they work automatically
Only sometimes
Only when you are sleeping
What do smooth muscles around your arteries help with?
Pumping blood to the heart
Squeezing food in the stomach
Pushing blood around your body
Moving your bones
What is unique about heart muscle compared to other muscles in the body?
It can be controlled voluntarily.
It has special fibers that let it pump blood all over the body.
It does not need oxygen to function.
It only works when you are asleep.
When does your heart pump faster?
When you are sleeping.
When you are eating.
When you are running around.
When you are sitting still.
Can you control your heart muscle?
Yes, you can control it.
No, you cannot control it.
Only sometimes.
Only when you are awake.
What are skeletal muscles attached to?
Skin
Bones
Organs
Blood vessels
How many skeletal muscles are there in the human body?
About 200
About 300
About 400
About 500
What are tendons?
Cells that make up muscles
Strong bands that connect muscle to bone
Blood vessels in muscles
Tiny muscles in the body
How many muscles are there in the human hand?
12
24
36
48
Where can you find very tiny skeletal muscles?
In your legs
In your arms
In your little toe or around your eyes
In your back
