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Skeleton

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The functions are the skeletal system are

a)

To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

b)

to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

c)

to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

d)

to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

2.

Where is new blood cells created?

a)

In the scapula

b)

In bone marrow, located inside the bone

c)

In the patella

d)

In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

3.

How many bones are in the adult human body?

a)

260

b)

280

c)

208

d)

206

4.

identify the skeletal bone in the picture that is highlighted green and blue; also known as the breastbone

a)

clavilce

b)

Sternum

c)

Rib Cage

d)

verterbrae

5.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted green

a)

fibula

b)

femur

c)

tibia

d)

phalanges

6.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted blue

a)

mandible

b)

humerus

c)

cranium

d)

femur

7.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted red that is the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

a)

ribs

b)

phalanges

c)

patella

d)

humerus

8.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in green; cartilage surrounds this bone to act as a shock absorber

a)

femur

b)

mandible

c)

humerus

d)

patella

9.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in red

a)

sternum

b)

ribs

c)

femur

d)

vertebrae

10.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

a)

ribs

b)

mandible

c)

vertebrae

d)

humerus

11.

What bone makes up your fingers and your toes?

a)

phalanges

b)

tibia

c)

femur

d)

scapula

12.

What bone is also known as your shoulder blade?

a)

Sternum

b)

Scapula

c)

Thorax

d)

Vertebrae

13.

What bone is also known as your collar bone and links the sternum?

a)

scapula

b)

vertebrae

c)

humerus

d)

clavicle

14.
What is the function of the skeletal system?
a)
It is a complex organ.
b)
It provides transportation.
c)
It provides growth opportunities.
d)
It provides support and protection.
15.
What holds bones together at movable joints?
a)
ligament
b)
bone
c)
joint
d)
organ
16.
What is the place at which 2 parts of the skeletal system meet?
a)
ligament
b)
joint
c)
bone
d)
organ
17.
What is the place at which 2 parts of the skeletal system meet?
a)
ligament
b)
joint
c)
bone
d)
organ
18.
All of the following are examples of hinge joints except...
a)
knee
b)
shoulder
c)
elbow
19.
All of the following are examples of ball-and-socket joints except...
a)
hip
b)
shoulder
c)
knee
20.

Knee:

a)

fibula

b)

patella

c)

scapula

21.

Collar bone:

a)

clavicle

b)

tibia

c)

sternum

22.

Backbone:

a)

sternum

b)

vertebrae

c)

ulna

23.

Skull:

a)

cranium

b)

mandible

c)

clavicle

24.

Thigh bone:

a)

humerus

b)

phalanges

c)

femur

25.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

clavicle

b)

humerus

c)

radius

d)

ulna

26.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

femur

b)

fibula

c)

patella

d)

tibia

27.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

femur

b)

fibula

c)

patella

d)

tibia

28.

What structure is shown?

a)

mandible

b)

patella

c)

pelvis

d)

vertebrae

29.

What bones are shown in red?

a)

carpals

b)

metacarpals

c)

metatarsals

d)

tarsals

30.

What bone is shown in red?

a)

carpal

b)

metacarpal

c)

metatarsal

d)

tarsal

31.

What bone is highlighted in red?

a)

metatarsals

b)

phalanges

c)

metacarpals

d)

ulna

32.

What bones is highlighted in green?

a)

tarsals

b)

metacarpals

c)

carpals

d)

metatarsals

33.

What is the name of the bones highlighted in blueish purple?

a)

phalanges

b)

carpals

c)

tarsals

d)

metatarsals

34.

What bone is highlighted in yellow?

a)

cranium

b)

mandible

c)

clavicle

d)

scapula

35.

What bone is highlighted in orange?

a)

patella

b)

pelvis

c)

clavicle

d)

femur

36.

What is the name of the bones highlighted in green?

a)

tarsals

b)

carpls

c)

phalanges

d)

metatarsals

37.

Name the bones highlighted in green.

a)

metatarsals

b)

phalanges

c)

tarsals

d)

metacarpals

38.

What are the bones highlighted in green called?

a)

metacarpals

b)

phalanges

c)

tarsals

d)

metatarsals

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