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skeletal system and muscles

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Based on the picture, what happen if human does not have skeletal system?

a)

Human will getting fat

b)

Human cannot move

c)

Human will not have shape

d)

Human will have disease

2.

What is joint involved to make the movement in the picture possible?

a)

joint at the elbow

b)

joint at the neck

c)

joint at the backbone

d)

joint at the shoulder

3.

What connects bones together to help us move?

a)

Ribs

b)

Joints

c)

Toes

d)

Nerves

4.

Which is not a function of the human skeletal system?

a)

shape and support

b)

movement

c)

protection

d)

gas exchange

5.

The picture shows ___________

a)

backbone

b)

skull

c)

rib

6.

What is the function of the skull?

a)

protect the brains

b)

protect the lungs and heart

c)

support the body

7.

What is the function of the ribs?

a)

protect the brains

b)

protect the lungs and heart

c)

support the body

8.

We could not _________ without the skeletal system

a)

Move

b)

Think

c)

Sleep

9.

What are the main functions of the skeleton?

a)

Protection

b)

Body Shape

c)

Movement

d)

Breathing

10.

What mineral are bones made of?

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Calcium

c)

Zinc

11.

No movement would occur without the skeletal system.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What is our skeleton made up of?

a)

Bones

b)

Heart

c)

Lungs

13.

What does a tendon do?

a)

Hold muscles together.

b)

Hold joints in place.

c)

Connect bone to bone.

d)

Connect bone to muscle.

14.

A ligament...

a)

Is a bone

b)

Help cushion at a joint

c)

attaches two muscles together

d)

Attaches bones to bones

15.

A joint is....

a)

Where two or more bones meet

b)

Attaches muscles together

c)

On a football pitch

d)

A bad tackle

16.

The place where two bones meet is called a ___________. They work with your muscles to help you move.

a)

tendon

b)

joint

c)

blood vessel

d)

ligament

17.

What does bone marrow make?

a)

blood cells

b)

cancer

c)

bone cells

d)

oxygen

18.

The skeletal system works with the ______________ to help your body move.

a)

digestive system

b)

circulatory system

c)

respiratory system

d)

muscular system

19.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Helps your body move

b)

Send oxygen to the body

c)

Protect your organs

d)

Give your body shape and structure

20.

Which type of joint allows for the greatest range of motion?

a)

Fixed joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Ball-and-socket joint

d)

Hinge joint

21.

What is the main function of cartilage in the skeletal system?

a)

Store fat

b)

Connect bones to muscles

c)

Produce blood cells

d)

Provide cushioning at joints

22.

Muscles are attached to the bones by strong fibres called

a)

Cardiac muscles

b)

Tendons

c)

Ligaments

23.

Each movable joint has ___________ sets of muscles

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

24.

The muscles which are under our control, are called

a)

Voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

Cardiac

25.

Bones are held together by tough tissues called

a)

Tendons

b)

Ligaments

c)

Skeletal muscles

26.
Name this joint
a)
pivot
b)
saddle
c)
gliding
d)
hinge
27.
Name this joint 
a)
gliding
b)
saddle
c)
hinge
d)
ball and socket
28.
The knee joint is
a)
Hinge
b)
Gliding
c)
Ball and socket
d)
Pivot
29.
What ball and socket joint do you use when you throw a ball?
a)
shoulders
b)
hips
c)
elbow
d)
wrist
30.

What type of joint do you find at the base of the skull ?

a)

Hinge

b)

Ball and socket

c)

pivot

d)

Gliding

31.

What kind of joint is found at your elbow?

a)

pivot

b)

hinge

c)

gliding

d)

ball and socket

32.
Cardiac muscle is only found where? 
a)
Lungs
b)
Heart
c)
Kidney's 
d)
Liver
33.
What is a voluntary muscle?
a)
You have control over the muscle 
b)
You have no control over the muscle
c)
Muscle works automatically
d)
Muscles fuse together
34.

How is the skeletal system connected to the circulatory system?

(Choose 2)

a)

bones pump blood to the heart

b)

bones make blood cells

c)

the heart needs calcium from the bones

d)

bones protects the heart