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Locomotor System

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The skeleton is made up of...

a)

Muscles

b)

Bones

c)

Nerves

d)

Skin

2.

Vertebrea are...

a)

Short bones

b)

Flat bones

c)

Long bones

d)

Bom bones

3.

Which muscle is in the image?

a)

Deltoid

b)

Biceps femoris

c)

Trapezius

d)

Quadriceps

4.

Skeletal muscles are joined to the bones by...

a)

Tendons

b)

Cartilage

c)

Ligaments

d)

Glue

5.

Which muscle is in the image?

a)

Triceps

b)

Biceps

c)

Quadriceps

d)

Gluteus

6.

Which bone is in this image?

a)

Femur

b)

Radius

c)

Tibia

d)

Humerus

7.

What is the largest bone in the human body?

a)

Fibula

b)

Tibia

c)

Femur

d)

Clavicle

8.

How many bones are there in the human skeleton?

a)

206

b)

500

c)

300

d)

100

9.

The locomotor system allows us to breathe

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both are correct

10.

The locomotor system is made up of...

a)

Bones, joints and heart

b)

Bones, joints and lungs

c)

Bones, joints and muscles

11.

Bones made up...

a)

The skeleton

b)

The circulatory system

c)

The body

12.

The skeleton protects our internal organs.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both are correct

13.

Joints are...

a)

Where two or more muscles meet

b)

Where two or more tendons meet

c)

Where two or more bones meet

14.

Muscles are elastic and hard

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both are correct

15.

The skeleton...

a)

Supports our body

b)

Gives instructions to our brain

c)

Is made up of muscles

16.

Tendons attach muscles to the bones

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both are correct

17.

Bones made up...

a)

The skeleton

b)

The circulatory system

c)

The body

18.

The skeleton protects our internal organs.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Both are correct

19.

Joints are...

a)

Where two or more muscles meet

b)

Where two or more tendons meet

c)

Where two or more bones meet

20.

. The skeleton is made up of...

a)

Muscles

b)

Bones

c)

Nerves

d)

Skin

21.

Which bone is in this image?

a)

Skull

b)

Pelvis

c)

Sternum

d)

Scapula

22.

Bones meet at:

a)

Joints

b)

Ligaments

c)

A local restaurant

d)

The rib cage

23.

What are the 2 functions of the skeletal system?

a)

controls and coordinates body activities

b)

produces and transports oxygen within the body

c)

protects and supports the body

d)

produces and excretes waste product

24.

When a muscle contracts, it _______

a)

gets longer

b)

gets shorter

c)

gets thinner

d)

grows hair

25.

Muscles always work in _____

a)

pairs

b)

groups of 3

c)

bones

d)

joints

26.

Bones meet at:

a)

joints

b)

ligaments

c)

the rib cage

27.

How many bones does an adult human have?

a)

55

b)

110

c)

206

d)

365

28.

The bones in your spine are called:

a)

cartilage

b)

little bones

c)

ribs

d)

vertebrae

29.

The _______ bone protects your brain.

a)

tail

b)

shin

c)

back

d)

Skull

30.

The rib cage protects your:

a)

liver

b)

heart

c)

lungs

d)

all of the above

31.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Skull (Cranium)

b)

Mandible

c)

Scapula

d)

Clavicle

32.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Vertebrae

b)

Radius

c)

Pelvis

d)

Ribs

33.

The bony structure that protects the brain.

a)

Back bone

b)

Teeth

c)

Skull

d)

Helmet

34.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

35.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Femur

b)

Tibia

c)

Fibula

d)

Humerus

36.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Patella

b)

Pelvis

c)

Clavicle

d)

Femur

37.

What connects bone to bone?

a)

Muscles

b)

Joints

c)

Cartilage

d)

Tendons

38.

Your _____ provides support and movement for your body.

a)

Muscular system alone

b)

Skeletal system alone

c)

Musculoskeletal system

d)

Joints

39.

How many muscles are there in the human body?

a)

550

b)

230

c)

950

d)

640

40.

Tendons connect __________ to bone.

a)

Cartilage

b)

Bone

c)

Muscle

d)

Ligaments

41.

What makes our muscles stronger?

a)

Diet

b)

Food

c)

Sleeping

d)

Exercise

42.

Muscles require food (energy) to move..

a)

True

b)

False

43.

A ___________ is elastic bundles of tissue that perform different functions.

a)

Tendons

b)

Muscle

c)

Ligaments

d)

Joints

44.

Muscles are responsible for?

a)

Movement of the body

b)

Framework of the body

c)

Elimination of body waste

d)

Circulation of blood

45.

Muscles are __________ so they can relax and contract without breaking.

a)

elastic

b)

quadricep

c)

hard

d)

bones

46.

The _____________connects to the femur and the tibia.

a)

knee

b)

joints

c)

pelvis

d)

ligaments

47.

Bones are ___________ and _________.

a)

hard/elastic

b)

hard /rigid

c)

elastic/soft

d)

elastic/flexible

48.

Muscles are ___________ and _________.

a)

hard/elastic

b)

hard /rigid

c)

elastic/soft

d)

elastic/flexible