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Skeletal System Test

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many bones are in an adult human body?

a)

365

b)

206

c)

270

d)

302

2.

Which is NOT a function of the Skeletal System?

a)

movement

b)

protection

c)

excretion

d)

support

3.

What is a place where two or more bones meet?

a)

joint

b)

tendon

c)

ligament

d)

cartilage

4.

What connects bone to bone?

a)

tendons

b)

ligaments

c)

muscles

d)

joints

5.

Who has more bones in their body?

a)

Adult

b)

Infant

c)

Child

d)

Adolescent

6.

What type of skeletal joint is the knee?

a)

ball & socket

b)

pivot

c)

hinge

d)

gliding

7.

Which of the following is an example of a ball and socket joint?

a)

Shoulder

b)

Wrist

c)

Nick

d)

Elbow

8.

What is the largest bone in the body?

a)

phalange

b)

vertebrae

c)

humerus

d)

femur

9.

Which is an example of a gliding joint?

a)

ankle

b)

elbow

c)

neck

d)

hip

10.

________ connect muscle to bone.

a)

ligaments

b)

cartilage

c)

tendons

d)

smooth muscle

11.

True/False: Skeletal muscles usually work in pair.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

______________ is a tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together.

a)

marrow

b)

cartilage

c)

joint

d)

ligament

13.
The bone marrow makes
_______________________ cells.
a)
blood
b)
cancer
c)
large
d)
normal
14.

Which two systems work together to help a person stand up straight?

a)

skeletal and muscular

b)

skeletal and digestive

c)

skeletal and respiratory

d)

skeletal and cardiovascular

15.

What type of tissue are bone, cartilage and fat?

a)

nervous

b)

muscle

c)

connective

d)

epithelial