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Skeletal System

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does osteo mean?

a)
Bone
b)
Joint
c)
Muscle
d)
Tissue
2.

What are the two main minerals that is stored inside the bones

a)

Calcium and Phosphorus

b)

Phosphorus and Iron

c)

Calcium and Iron

d)

Potassium and Iron

3.

Bones make blood cells.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Bones provide support, structure and ____________

a)

protection

b)

hydration

c)

safety

d)

none of these

5.

An osteocyte is a _________.

a)

bone cell

b)

bone

c)

bone tissue

d)

city

6.

Longest Bone in the human body

a)

Femur

b)

osteon

c)

Clavical

d)

Humerus

7.

The skeletal system is divided up into 2 categories. What are they?

a)

Axial

b)

Appendicular

c)

Archery

d)

Appendix

8.

What bone is in the image provided

a)

skull/ cranium

b)

clavicle

c)

humorous

d)

pelvic girdle

9.

What are the bones highlighted in green called?

a)

clavicle

b)

sternum

c)

ribs

d)

femur

10.

What are the bones highlighted in red called?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Patella

11.

What are the bones highlighted in blue called?

a)

Tarsals

b)

Carpals

c)

Metatarsals

d)

Metacarpals

12.

Also known as the shoulder blade

a)

Spine

b)

Scapula

c)

Humerus

d)

Estrogen

13.

Long bone in the upper arm that runs from the shoulder to the elbow

a)
scapula
b)
humerus
c)
radius
d)
ulna
14.

One of the two long bones in the forearm, located on the thumb side

a)
Ulna
b)
Radius
c)
Humerus
d)
Clavicle
15.

One of the two long bones in the forearm, located on the pinky side

a)
radius
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
ulna
16.

Wrist bones are called?

a)

Phalangeal

b)

Carpal

c)

Tarsal

d)

Metacarpal

17.

Finger and toe bones are called

a)
tarsals
b)
carpals
c)
metacarpals
d)
phalanges
18.

Hand bones are called

a)
phalanges
b)
metacarpals
c)
carpals
d)
tarsals
19.

Breastbone that is a long flat bone located in the central part of the chest that protects the heart

a)
Scapula
b)
Sternum
c)
Rib
d)
Clavicle
20.

Protects vital organs and attaches to the sternum and spine

a)
Skull
b)
Clavicle
c)
Rib cage
d)
Pelvis
21.

Several irregular bones divided up into three sections (cervical, thoracic and lumbar)

a)

Vertebrae/ Spine

b)
Pelvis
c)
Skull
d)
Ribs
22.

A ring of bones that connects the lower limbs to the vertebral column

a)
Shoulder girdle
b)
Cervical vertebrae
c)
Thoracic cage
d)
Pelvic girdle
23.

Known as the knee cap

a)
fibula
b)
tibia
c)
patella
d)
femur
24.

Inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg

a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
humerus
d)
radius
25.

Outer and smaller of the two bones in the lower leg

a)
fibula
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
tibia
26.

Foot bones are called

a)
Tarsals and metatarsals
b)
Phalanges and carpals
c)

Metatarsals

d)

Tarsals

27.

How can you keep your skeletal system healthy (there are 4 ways)?

4 lines
28.

Define the transverse plane.

a)
The transverse plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower parts.
b)
The transverse plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into front and back parts.
c)
The transverse plane is a diagonal plane that runs from the head to the feet.
d)
The transverse plane is a plane that separates the body into left and right halves.
29.

Define Sagittal plane

a)
The sagittal plane is a horizontal section of the body.
b)
The sagittal plane divides the body into upper and lower sections.
c)
The sagittal plane divides the body into left and right sections.
d)
The sagittal plane separates the body into front and back sections.
30.

Define coronal plane

a)
The coronal plane is a horizontal plane that divides the body into left and right parts.
b)
The coronal plane is a diagonal plane that separates the body into upper and lower halves.
c)
The coronal plane is a circular plane that encircles the body completely.
d)
The coronal plane is a vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior parts.
31.

A student lunges to the left. This is what kind of movement?

a)

lateral

b)

medial

c)

anterior

d)

posterior

32.

A student raises their hand. Their hand is now what in adjacent to their head?

a)

superior

b)

inferior

c)

superficial

d)

deep