WorksheetsSkeletal System 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 32mins
Define the following terms
Cartilage
Protects bones at the joint
Ligaments
Connects bone to bone
Tendons
Connects bone to muscle
Homeostasis
Balanced System
Where does calcium reside in the body?
99% in bone and 1% in blood
80% in bone and 20% in blood
50% in bone and 50% in blood
25% in bone and 75% in blood
How does calcium enter the body?
Through blood
Through Diet
The sun
Through the water we drink
What vitamin helps us digest calcium?
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin K
Vitamin E
What are the two primary parts of bone tissue?
Long and short
Ligaments and tendons
Organic and Inorganic
Cartilage and bone
What bones support the body's weight and help make movement possible?
short bone
irregular
sesamoid
long bone
What is the only common sesamoid bone in all individuals?
patella (kneecap)
femur
humerus
hyoid
How many bones are in the axial skeleton?
206
80
126
26
What are the three divisions of the axial skeleton?
skull, thoracic cage, vertebral column
Label the skull bones.
Letter A
Frontal
Letter B
Parietal
Letter C
Temporal
Label the sutures.
Letter A
Squamous
Letter B
Coronal
Letter D
Sagital
What is the weakest part of the skull?
pterion
temple
occipital
Coronal
Label the facial bones.
Letter D
Maxilla
Letter E
Mandible (jaw)
Letter G
Zygomatic
Letter A
Nasal
Which bone is the only moveable bone in the skull?
Zygomatic
Mandible (jaw)
Nasal
Maxilla
Name the three bones (auditory ossicles) of the middle ear. Check all that apply.
Stapes (stirrup)
Malleus (hammer)
Incus (anvil)
eardrum
What part of a vertebra is the weight-bearing portion?
sacrum
lumbar
arch
vertebral body
Label the spine and how many bones.
Letter A
Cervical
Letter A number of bones
7
Letter B
Thoracic Cage
Letter B number of bones
12
Label the spine and how many bones.
Letter C
Lumbar
Letter C number of bones
5
Letter D
Sacrum
Letter E
Coccyx
Label the bones of the thoracic cage.
Letter A
True Ribs
Letter B
False Ribs
Letter C
Floating Ribs
Letter D
Costal Cartilage
Label the bones of the sternum.
Manubrium
Letter A
Gladiolus
Letter B
Xiphoid Process
Letter C
