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Skeletal System

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The patella is located in the

a)

Arm

b)

Leg

c)

Hand

d)

Hea

2.

The human body as an adult has

a)

200 bones

b)

300 bones

c)

206 bones

d)

306 bones

3.

Where is the metatarsals located?

a)

Hands

b)

Legs

c)

Feet

d)

Head

4.

The Radius is the bone that follows the thumb in the arm.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The upper arm bone is called

a)

the funny bone

b)

the humerus

c)

the pelvis

d)

the phalange

6.

Which bone protects the brain?

a)

number 1

b)

number 2

c)

number 3

d)

number 4

7.

Which bones protect the heart and lungs?

a)

number 7

b)

number 8

c)

number 9

d)

number 10

8.

Which is not a function of the Skeletal system?

a)

shape and support

b)

Movement

c)

Protection

d)

Exchange of gases

9.

What is another name for the collar bone?

a)

Mandible

b)

Clavicle

c)

Rod Dibble

d)

Eadible

10.

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

a)

ribs

b)

mandible

c)

vertebrae

d)

humerus

11.

What bone is also known as your collar bone and links the sternum?

a)

scapula

b)

vertebrae

c)

humerus

d)

clavicle

12.
Which of these is a long bone?
a)
Femur
b)
Patella
c)
Scapula
d)
Carpal
13.

Bones can grow back together if they get broken.

a)

True

b)

False

14.
What is our skeleton made up of?
a)
Bones
b)
Intestines
c)
Lungs
d)
Heart
15.
What does our skeleton help us do?
a)
Move
b)
Think
c)
Sleep
d)
None of these
16.

What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones than adults?

a)

Most adults suffer from bone loss

b)

Teenagers also have more bones than adults

c)

Babies shed some of their bones as they grow

d)

Some of babies' bones fuse together as they grow

17.

Why didn't the skeleton play football?

a)

Because his heart wasn't in it! Ha Ha!

b)

Don't pick this choice.

18.
What of the following bones are in the hand?
a)
Carpals
b)
sternum
c)
tarsals
d)
ulna