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bones

Total questions: 140

Worksheet time: 2hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the function of skeleton system?

a)

to digest the food

b)

to support the body

c)

to pump the blood

2.

What happen to us if we have no bones?

a)

we cannot stand

b)

we cannot do anything

c)

we cannot move

3.

our ribcage protects our ____.

a)

lungs and heart

b)

lungs and stomach

c)

only lungs

4.

our skull protects our _____

a)

lungs

b)

stomach

c)

eyes

d)

brain

5.

our skeleton protects

a)

our bones and muscles

b)

our body

c)

our delicate organs in our body

6.

to give our body shape is the function of ____

a)

digestive system

b)

skeleton system

c)

circulatory system

7.

what is G?

a)

cranium

b)

pelvis

c)

ribs

d)

ulna

8.

what is D?

a)

cranium

b)

pelvis

c)

ribs

d)

ulna

9.

what is F ?

a)

cranium

b)

pelvis

c)

ribs

d)

ulna

10.

what is E ?

a)

cranium

b)

pelvis

c)

ribs

d)

ulna

11.

What is A?

a)

tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

femur

12.

What is B?

a)

tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

femur

13.

What is C?

a)

tibia

b)

Fibula

c)

femur

14.

Our skeleton system works together with ____

a)

digestive system

b)

muscular system

c)

circulatory system

15.

How many bones in human body?

a)

206

b)

216

c)

196

16.

The three main types of muscle include____

a)

skeletal

b)

smooth

c)

cardiac

d)

all correct

17.

Muscles are attached to bones by

a)

joint

b)

bicep

c)

strong tendons

18.

hen the biceps contract the triceps will relax, this allows our arm to _____.

a)

bend

b)

straight

c)

relax

19.

When we want to ________ our arm back out, the biceps will relax and the triceps will contract.

a)

relax

b)

bend

c)

straighten

20.

________ is the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement.

a)

bones

b)

muscle

c)

A joint

21.

types of joints :

a)

Ball-and-socket joints, hinge joints , pivot joints

b)

Ball-and-socket joints, round joints , Pivot joints

c)

Ball-and-socket joints and Pivot joints

22.

Which of the following is NOT a function of the skeletal system?

a)

Helps your body move

b)

Send oxygen to the body

c)

Protect your organs

d)

Give your body shape and structure

23.

True or False:

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

The skeletal system works with the ______________ to help your body move.

a)

digestive system

b)

circulatory system

c)

respiratory system

d)

muscular system

25.

The place where two bones meet is called a ___________. They work with your muscles to help you move.

a)

tendon

b)

joint

c)

blood vessel

d)

ligament

26.

The skull protects which organ?

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

brain

d)

stomach

27.

What part of the skeleton protects the heart, lungs, and stomach?

a)

rib cage

b)

femur

c)

skull

d)

spine

28.

Where is the femur located in the body?

a)

arm

b)

shoulder

c)

leg

d)

foot

29.

How many bones are in an adult?

a)

200

b)

203

c)

206

d)

209

30.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
31.

Which of the following is NOT a function of bones?

a)

Protection

b)

Support

c)

Movement

d)

Blood movement

32.

The ribs protect your...

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

all of the above

33.

What are the functions of the skeleton?

a)

A) protection

b)

b) support

c)

C) movement

d)

D) A, B, and C

34.

Your thigh bone (femur) is which type of bone?

a)

long

b)

flat

c)

small

d)

irregular

35.

Which set of bones is in your back and holds up your body?

a)

skull

b)

spine

c)

joint

d)

arm

36.

Bones are alive and can heal.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The set of bones inside your head that protects your brain is called ____________.

a)

femur

b)

backbone

c)

skull

38.

The ________ is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs.

a)

skull

b)

ribcage

c)

femur

39.

What protects the spinal cord?

a)

vertebrae

b)

body

c)

ribcage

40.

What mineral helps keep your bones healthy and strong?

a)

iron

b)

zinc

c)

calcium

41.

The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear. Which is the biggest bone?

a)

a rib in your ribcage

b)

the thighbone in your leg

c)

the jawbone in your skull

d)

a wrist bone in your wrist

42.

Which activity DOES NOT help your bones?

a)

eating a leafy green salad and drinking milk

b)

wearing a helmet and body pads

c)

playing sports and getting enough exercise

d)

eating junk food and staying inside

43.

Like a complex organism, your body is made up of many...

a)

Tissues

b)

Cells

c)

Organs

44.

Cells work together to form ...

a)

tissues

b)

cells

c)

organs

45.

Tissues work together to form...

(a)  

46.

Your skeleton is made mostly of a tissue called...

a)

cells

b)

bone

c)

calcium

47.

Your skeleton supports your body and protects internal organs such as...

a)

skin, lungs, heart.

b)

Heart, lungs, brain

c)

Heart, lungs, large intestine

48.

It is a mineral that your skeleton needs to keep bones strong.

(a)  

49.

The adult human skeleton has 206 bones.

a)

True

b)

False

50.

What are JOINTS in the skeleton system?

a)

Places where bones get clacium

b)

Place where bones rest

c)

Places where bones connect

51.

Your muscular system attached to your skeleton helps you to...

a)

eat

b)

write

c)

move

52.

Voluntary muscles are...

a)

Muscles that you can control.

b)

Muscles that you cannot control

53.

Involuntary muscles are..

a)

Muscles that you can control.

b)

Muscles that you cannot control

54.

The respiratory system helps the body get...

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

Calcium

55.

What is the main ORGAN in the respiratory system?

(a)  

56.

The circulatory system delivers oxygen to the body.

a)

True

b)

False

57.

It pumps blood to the body and it´s the main ORGAN in the circulatory system.

a)

Lungs

b)

Brain

c)

Veins

d)

Heart

58.

They carry oxygen-poor blood to the heart.

a)

Arteries

b)

Heart

c)

blood

d)

Veins

59.

They carry oxygen-rich blood away from heart to all the body.

a)

Veins

b)

heart

c)

Arteries

d)

lungs

60.

What is BLOOD?

a)

Type of tissues.

b)

Type of bones

c)

Type of cells that carry oxygen.

61.

The organs of the digestive system include the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine.

a)

True

b)

False

62.

Your central nervous system is the _______ center of your body.

a)

main

b)

control

c)

part

63.

The basic working unit of the nervous system.

(a)  

64.

A very complex organ that is made up of billions of nerve cells.

(a)  

65.

It´s the main communication path that connects the parts of the central nervous system.

a)

Brain

b)

Control

c)

Spinal cord

d)

Neuron

66.

I am at the top of the body. Brain is inside of me.

What am I?

a)

knee

b)

hair

c)

head

d)

arm

67.

You cannot bend me. I am connected to the shoulder bone. What am I?

a)

finger

b)

arm

c)

hand

d)

neck

68.

You use us to pick up things. You also can make a fist out of us. What are we?

a)

toes

b)

hand

c)

legs

d)

fingers

69.
This is a picture of what? (choose the answer that is most complete)
a)
robot
b)
skeleton
c)
ulna
d)
vertebrate
70.
Your skeletal system is in charge of making your blood and giving you shape.
a)
True
b)
False
71.

The ribs protect your...

a)

heart

b)

neck

c)

liver

d)

head

72.
What are the three main functions of your skeleton?
a)
Movement, Protection and Balance
b)
Movement, Protection and Support
c)
Protection, Coordination and  Balance
d)
Hop, Skip and Jump
73.

What bone is this?

a)

knee

b)

thigh

c)

toe

d)

leg

74.

Name the bone in red.

a)

shoulder bone

b)

neck bone

c)

arm bone

d)

leg bone

75.

Name the bone in red

a)

Cranium

b)

Skull

c)

Neck bone

d)

Rib cage

76.

The other name of knee bone.

a)

knee

b)

cap

c)

kneecap

d)

lesg

77.
a)

pelvis

b)

knee bone

c)

rib cage

d)

bird cage

78.
True or False: Milk is a good source of calcium.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
Which of these is NOT a way bones help our body?
a)
Support
b)
Protect
c)
Heat
d)
Movement
80.

Which of these is a long bone?

a)

thigh bone

b)

skull

c)

shoulder bone

d)

toe bones

81.

Which mineral does the skeleton store?

a)

vitamin D

b)

calcium

c)

red blood cells

d)

white blood cells

82.
a)

back bone

b)

rib cage

c)

hip bone

d)

thigh bone

83.
The _____ protects the brain, inner ears, and eyes.
a)
brain
b)
skull
c)
bones
d)
ribs
84.
A human body can _____ in many ways.
a)
owl pellet 
b)
move
c)
skeleton
d)
bones
85.
How many bones are there in the human body?
a)
106
b)
406
c)
260
d)
206
86.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
87.

Identify the bone.

a)

rib

b)

spine

c)

scapula

d)

clavicle

88.

The bones in your back (spine) are made up of what?

a)

fingers

b)

phalanges

c)

vertebrate

d)

toes

89.
Where is the smallest bone in your body?
a)
hand
b)
spine
c)
ear
d)
pinky toe
90.
Who has more bones: an adult or a baby?
a)
baby
b)
adult
c)
both have the same
d)
neither have bones
91.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
92.

Your bones ______ as you get bigger

a)

disappear

b)

fuse

c)

dance

d)

drive

93.

This bone is the LONGEST bone in our body. It makes up our upper leg.

a)

STERNUM

b)

SCAPULA

c)

TARSALS

d)

FEMUR

94.

What are the two bones which make up the lower arm?

a)

Femur and Humerus

b)

Radius and Ulna

c)

Humerus and radius

d)

Femur and tibia

95.
The Skeletal System does what?
a)
Support your body
b)
Help your body move with muscles
c)
all of the above
d)
protect your organs
96.
What do your bones protect?
a)
organs
b)
skin
c)
muscles
d)
feelings
97.
a)
jaw
b)
skull
c)
scapula
d)
spine
98.
What are the bones that protect your heart and lungs?
a)
rib cage
b)
clavicle
c)
femur
99.
What could you not do if you did not have muscles?
a)
move
b)
think
c)
feel
100.
a)
carpals
b)
Pelvis
c)
Spine
d)
Femur
101.
Do all humans have bones?
a)
No
b)
Yes
102.
Your skull (cranium) is an important bone that protects your _________________?
a)
heart
b)
brain
c)
lungs
103.
Your skeleton is there for support, protection, and movement. But you could not move your bones without the help of your ______________ system.
a)
digestive
b)
muscular
c)
respiratory
d)
circulatory
104.
What are the two main jobs of the skeletal system?
a)
support and protect the body
b)
digest food and carry messages for the body
c)
get rid of wastes and defend the body from disease
d)
sense changes in the environment and carry food through the body
105.
Which activity does not use muscles?
a)
digesting an apple
b)
remembering a name
c)
jumping rope
d)
breathing air
106.

About how many bones are in a human adult body?

a)

206

b)

513

c)

62

107.

Calcium is a mineral that makes our bones hard and strong. We get calcium from:

a)

the air we breathe

b)

dairy foods like milk and cheese

c)

sleeping

d)

Mrs. Call

108.

Choose the correct stament

a)

Bones are hard and rigid.

b)

Bones are flexible and hard.

c)

Bones are flexible and soft.

d)

Bones are hard and soft.

109.
Do bones grow?
a)
yes
b)
no
110.

Animals that have skeletons inside their bodies are called _________.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

111.

Which diagram shows the skeleton of a human?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

112.

Your muscles help your skeleton to ___________

a)

move your body

b)

protect your organs

c)

support your body

113.

Muscles are attached to

a)

Bones

b)

Legs

114.

Bones shape our body and help us to stand up straight.

a)
b)
115.

An example of a Ball and socket joint ____________________.

a)

your skull

b)

your shoulder joint

c)

your heart

d)

your bladder

116.

Muscles move bones by pushing and pulling them.

a)

true

b)

false

117.

Biceps and triceps are skeletal muscles.

a)

true

b)

false

118.

What bone is located on the back of the shoulder which is triangle in shape?

a)

Femur

b)

Ulna

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

119.

Which bone is located in the Knee joint?

a)

Humerus

b)

Fibula

c)

Patella

d)

Femur

120.

What bone is this?

a)

Femur

b)

Humerus

c)

Tibia

d)

Fibula

121.
What bone is this?
a)
Rib Cage
b)
Clavicle
c)
Mandible
d)
Vertebrae
122.
True or False.
Blood cells are produced in the bone marrow found in long bones.
a)
True
b)
False
123.
Who has more bones: an adult or a baby?
a)
baby
b)
adult
c)
both have the same
d)
neither have bones
124.

Your skeleton has the same shape as a fish.

a)

True

b)

False

125.

How do you fix a broken bone?

a)
b)
c)
d)
126.

What controls your muscles?

a)

brain

b)

heart

c)

lungs

d)

bones

127.

Animals that have skeletons on the outside of their body are called....

a)

endoskeletons

b)

skeletons

c)

exoskeletons

128.

The picture of pelvis is ____

a)
b)
c)
d)
129.

The smallest bone in the human body is an ear bone called . . . .

a)

strirrup

b)

wrist

c)

ear bone

d)

jaw bone

130.

what kind of system involves all the bones of the body?

a)

circulatory system

b)

respiratory system

c)

skeletal system

d)

support system

131.

Which kind of muscles are in our control?

a)

involuntary

b)

smooth

c)

rough

d)

voluntary

132.

A joint is a place where two bones ___________________.

a)

meet

b)

are apart

c)

break

133.
a)

carpals

b)

Pelvis

c)

Spine

d)

Femur

134.

What muscle is the arrow pointing toward?

a)

biceps

b)

traps

c)

pecs

d)

triceps

135.

Animals that have skeletons are called _________.

a)

vertebrates

b)

invertebrates

136.

The skeleton gives the body its....

a)

shape

b)

color

c)

sense of touch

137.

Legs and arms are examples of a __________________ joint.

a)

Ball and Socket Joint

b)

Hinge Joint

c)

Pivot Joint

d)

Gliding Joint

138.

Name the joint that is found in wrists and ankles.

a)

Ball and Socket Joint

b)

Hinge Joint

c)

Pivot Joint

d)

Gliding Joint

139.

What happens to a baby's bones when it grows?

a)

They disappear

b)

They get smaller

c)

They fuse together

d)

They get bigger

140.

Riding a bike . Is this action voluntary or involuntary?

a)

Voluntary

b)

Involuntary