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Unit 8.3 Skeletal system

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Choose the correct spelling.
a)
clavicle
b)
clavical
c)
clavicul
d)
clavicale
2.
The location where two bones meet
a)
Ligament
b)
Joint
c)
Cramp
d)
Dislocation
3.
What is the biggest bone in your body?
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
pelvis
d)
femur
4.
What is another name for your shin bone?
a)
fibula
b)
tibia
c)
thigh bone
d)
femur
5.
a)
rib
b)
spine
c)
scapula
d)
clavicle
6.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius
d)
vertebrae
7.
a)
ulna
b)
humerus
c)
radius 
d)
vertebrae
8.
a)
ulna
b)
radius
c)
humerus
d)
clavicle
9.
a)
ribs
b)
clavicle
c)
humerus
d)
vertebrae
10.
a)
tibia
b)
femur
c)
fibula
d)
pelvis
11.
a)
fibula
b)
humerus
c)
femur
d)
rib
12.
What bones make up our wrists?
a)
Carpals
b)
Tarsals
c)
Metacarpals
d)
Metatarsals
13.
The bones that make up the toes and fingers are called __________.
a)
Phalanges
b)
Metatarsals
c)
Carpals
d)
Metacarpals
14.
How many bones does an adult skeleton have? 
a)
205
b)
204
c)
300
d)
206
15.

What is the bone at 7?

a)

Spinal Column

b)

Ilium

c)

Radius

d)

Femur

16.
a)
cranium
b)
ribs
c)
mandible
d)
vertebrae
17.
a)
metacarpals
b)
phelanges
c)
tarsals
d)
metatarsals
18.
Name the bone
a)
Ribs
b)
Sternum
c)
Clavicle
d)
Ulna
19.
Name the bone
a)
Femur
b)
Tibia
c)
Fibula
d)
Patella
20.
Name this bone.
a)
tibia
b)
fibula
c)
femur
d)

radius

21.

Identify the bone shown in green.

a)

tibia

b)

humerus

c)

radius

d)

ulna

22.

In this picture, what is represented in multi-colors?

a)

Carpals

b)

Tarsals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Radius

23.
Name the bone
a)
Clavicle
b)
Radius
c)
Ulna
d)
Scapula
24.

Name the colorful bones

a)

tarsals

b)

carpls

c)

phalanges

d)

metatarsals

25.
Name the bone (pinky side)
a)
humerus
b)
tibia
c)
ulna
d)
radius
26.

Attaches bone to bone

a)

Tendons

b)

cartilage

c)

ligaments

d)

muscle

27.

Attaches muscle to bone

a)

Tendons

b)

cartilage

c)

ligaments

d)

muscle

28.

What does the term "Osteo" in Osteoclast refer to?

a)

Joint

b)

Muscle

c)

Bone

d)

Cartilage

29.

What does "Clast" in Osteoclast signify?

a)

Build

b)

Break

c)

Connect

d)

Cover

30.

Which bone is known as the collarbone?

a)

Sternum

b)

Scapula

c)

Clavicle

d)

Humerus

31.

What is the primary role of the rib cage?

a)

Support the arms

b)

Facilitate movement of the shoulders

c)

Protect the heart and lungs

d)

Connect the legs to the spine

32.

The name of the blue bone under the eye

a)

parietal bone

b)

zygomatic bone

c)

sphenoid bone

d)

mandible

33.

The name of the pink bone on the side of the head

a)

zygomatic bone

b)

occipital bone

c)

maxilla

d)

temporal bone

34.

The orange bone on the front of the skull

a)

parietal bone

b)

frontal bone

c)

nasal bone

d)

lacrimal bone

35.

The pink bone on the top of the skull

a)

parietal bone

b)

occipital bone

c)

frontal bone

d)

lacrimal bone

36.

The orange bone on the back of the skull

a)

lacrimal bone

b)

sphenoid bone

c)

occipital bone

d)

temporal bone

37.

The gray bone that makes up the bottom part of the jaw

a)

mandible

b)

maxilla

c)

lacrimal bone

d)

temporal bone

38.

The purple bone on the front of the face

a)

frontal bone

b)

nasal bone

c)

maxilla

d)

zygomatic bone

39.

Choose the image that shows the Maxillary bone

a)
b)
c)
40.

Bone #3 is...

a)

Parietal Bone

b)

Zygomatic Bone

c)

Sphenoid Bone

d)

Maxilla

41.

What is the name of the bone in green?

a)

Parietal

b)

Occipital

c)

Frontal

d)

Ethmoid

42.

What is the name of the bone in green?

a)

Sphenoid

b)

Parietal

c)

Maxilla

d)

Temporal

43.

What is the name in green?

a)

Parietal

b)

Temporal

c)

Occipital

d)

Squamous

44.

what is the name of the bone highlighted on the image?

a)

Mandible Bone

b)

Maxillary Bone

c)

Nasal Bones

d)

Occipital Bone

45.

What is the name of the bone highlighted in the image?

a)

Occipital Bone

b)

Frontal Bone

c)

Mandible Bone

d)

Nasal Bone

46.

Which of the following is NOT a classification of skeletal bone?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Square

d)

Irregular

47.

Which type of bone is pictured here?

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Flat

d)

Irregular

48.

Which type of bone is pictured here?

a)

Flat

b)

Irregular

c)

Short

d)

Long

49.

Which image best represents a flat bone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
50.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
51.
The joints in your knees and elbows are most similar to:
a)
a clock
b)
a screw
c)
a wheel
d)
a door hinge
52.
Give me the two divisions of the skeletal system 
a)
Axial and appendicular
b)
appendice and axes
c)
Axiel and appropriate 
d)
angel and frosty 
53.
What is an example of an irregular bone?
a)

ulna 

b)

vertebrae

c)

clavicle 

d)

tibia 

54.

What is the function of a ligament?

a)

connect muscles to muscles

b)

connect muscles to bones

c)

connect muscles to bones

d)

connect bones to bones

55.

Tendons attach

a)

bone to muscle

b)

bone to ligaments

c)

bone to bone

d)

muscle to muscle

56.

The pelvic and pectoral girdles are considered part of the ___________ skeleton.

a)

Axial

b)

Appendicular

57.

Axial bones includes

a)

scapula, clavicle, legs

b)

head, neck, trunk

c)

thigh, legs, arms

d)

arms, legs scapula

58.

The bones in the appendicular skeleton includes

a)

head, neck, trunk

b)

pectoral and pelvic girdle

c)

vertebral column and thoracic cage

d)

limbs and bones that connect to the pectoral and pelvic girdle

59.

Bones of the wrist (carpals) could be classified as 

a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
e)

Sesamoid

60.

Bones of the lower leg (tibia and fibula) could be classified as 

a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
e)

Sesamoid

61.

Bones of the rib cage could be classified as 

a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
e)

Sesamoid

62.

Bones of the spine (vertebrae) could be classified as 

a)
Short Bones
b)
Long Bones
c)
Irregular Bones
d)
Flat Bones
e)

Sesamoid

63.
This type of joint is cushioned by cartilage and most are slightly movable.
a)
Synovial Joint
b)
Fibrous Joint
c)
Skull Sutures
d)
Cartilaginous Joint
64.
This type of joint is freely movable and a few examples include ball and socket, hinge, and pivot.
a)
Synovial Joint
b)
Skull Sutures
c)
Fibrous Joint
d)
Cartilaginous Joint
65.
The hardening process of cartilage to bone is known as __________.
a)
Osteoporosis
b)
Ossification
c)
Osteoclasts
d)
Osteoblasts
66.
Your shoulders/hips are known as ________ joints.
a)
Hinge
b)
Ball & Socket
c)
Saddle
d)
Gliding
67.

Which type of joint is found in the elbow and allows for bending and straightening motions?

a)

Saddle

b)

Pivot

c)

Hinge

d)

Ball & Socket

68.

What type of joint is found in the knee and allows for flexion and extension?

a)

Pivot

b)

Hinge

c)

Ball & Socket

d)

Saddle

69.

Which type of joint is characterized by bones that are connected by fibrous tissue and have no movement?

a)

Synovial Joint

b)

Cartilaginous Joint

c)

Ball & Socket Joint

d)

Fibrous Joint

70.

An example of cartilaginous joints:

a)

intervertebral discs

b)

skull

c)

wrist

d)

knee

71.

An example of a fibrous joint is

a)

intervertebral joints

b)

wrist

c)

skull sutures

d)

hip