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Skeletal System BTEC SS

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the function of the Cranium?

a)

Helps protect the nerves to the brain

b)

Helps support the vertebral column

c)

Helps protect the brain

d)

Helps protect the spinal cord

2.

Each Shoulder girdle consists of two bones, a Clavicle and a ___.

a)

Tibia

b)

Scapula

c)

Sternum

d)

Mandible

3.
Is this the axial or appendicular skeleton?
a)
Axial
b)
Appendicular
4.

Bones of the arms and legs, such as the Humerus, Femur, and Tibia are part of which skeleton?

a)
Axial
b)
Appendicular
5.

What is produced in bone marrow?

a)

Muscle fibres

b)

Cartilage

c)

Blood cells

d)

Calcium

6.

Which bones are highlighted

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Metatarsals

c)

Carpals

d)

Tarsals

7.

Which bone is highlighted

a)

Humerus

b)

Fibula

c)

Radius

d)

Ulna

e)

Clavicle

8.

Which bone is highlighted

a)

Humerus

b)

Radius

c)

Ulna

d)

Femur

e)

Fibula

9.

Which bone is highlighted

a)

Tibia

b)

Fibula

10.
What bones are these?
a)
Sternums
b)
Scapulae
c)
Clavicles
d)
Hyoids
11.
The bones labeled in red are called the 
a)

Clavicle

b)

Humerus

c)

Scapula

d)

Sternum

12.

Identify the bones NOT identified as Appendicular bones

a)

26 bones in the vertebral column (24 vertebrae, the sacrum, and the coccyx)

b)

Left and right clavicle (2) and scapula (2).

c)

Arms and forearms (6 bones) - Left and right humerus (2) (arm), ulna (2) and radius (2) (forearm).

d)

Pectoral girdles (4 bones)

13.
The bone shown in green is:
a)

Coccyx

b)

Sacrum

c)

Ichium

d)

Vertebrae

14.
What two bones make up the shoulder girdle?
a)
Scapula and Clavicle
b)
Scapula and Humerus
c)
Humerus and Clavicle
d)
Sternum and Clavicle
15.
A tendon connects
a)
bone to bone 
b)
muscle to muscle 
c)
muscle to bone
d)
ligaments to tendons
16.
The site of of bone growth on a long bone is called
a)
epiphyseal plate
b)
diaphysis
c)
periosteum
d)
medullary cavity
17.
A ball and socket joint is located 
a)
in the wrist
b)
in the ankle
c)
in the hip
d)
in the foot
18.
Blood cells produced from within the bone are called
a)
yellow marrow
b)
red marrow
c)
osteocytes
d)
osteon systems
19.
The process of bone formation from cartilage is called
a)
growth
b)
ossification
c)
fracture repair
d)
callus zone
20.
The outer covering of bone is called 
a)
spongy bone
b)
compact bone
c)
periosteum
d)
medullary cavity