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Explore the Skeletal and Nervous Systems

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is one main function of the skeletal system?

a)

Protection against diseases.

b)

Regulating body temperature.

c)

Facilitating digestion of food.

d)

Support and structure for the body.

2.

Name the longest bone in the human body.

a)

tibia

b)

radius

c)

humerus

d)

femur

3.

What type of joint allows for rotation, like in the neck?

a)

Saddle joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Ball-and-socket joint

d)

Hinge joint

4.

What is the primary function of the nervous system?

a)

To digest food and absorb nutrients.

b)

To provide structural support to the body.

c)

To circulate blood throughout the body.

d)

To coordinate and control body responses to stimuli.

5.

What is the name of the bone that protects the brain?

a)

femur

b)

cranium

c)

humerus

d)

skull

6.

How many bones are in an adult human body?

a)

198

b)

210

c)

206

d)

204

7.

What type of joint is found in the knee?

a)

Hinge joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Saddle joint

d)

Ball-and-socket joint

8.

What is the role of the spinal cord in the nervous system?

a)

The spinal cord produces hormones for the body.

b)

The spinal cord is responsible for breathing and digestion.

c)

The spinal cord stores memories and emotions.

d)

The spinal cord transmits signals between the brain and the body, processes reflexes, and coordinates motor functions.

9.

Which part of the brain is responsible for balance?

a)

Brainstem

b)

Thalamus

c)

Cerebellum

d)

Cerebrum

10.

Name a type of joint that allows for back-and-forth movement.

a)

Hinge joint

b)

Ball-and-socket joint

c)

Pivot joint

d)

Saddle joint

11.

What is the function of the cerebellum?

a)

The cerebellum produces hormones for growth.

b)

The cerebellum regulates emotions and memory.

c)

The cerebellum is responsible for vision and hearing.

d)

The cerebellum coordinates movement and balance.

12.

What type of joint is found in the shoulder?

a)

Hinge joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Saddle joint

d)

Ball-and-socket joint

13.

Name one function of the skull.

a)

To assist in hearing.

b)

To provide structure to the face.

c)

To facilitate breathing.

d)

To protect the brain.

14.

What is the largest part of the human brain?

a)

Thalamus

b)

Brainstem

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Cerebellum

15.

What type of joint is the elbow classified as?

a)

Ball-and-socket joint

b)

Pivot joint

c)

Saddle joint

d)

Hinge joint

16.

What is the name of the structure in the eye that changes size to allow light to come in?

a)

Lens 

b)

Cornea 

c)

Retina 

d)

Pupil 

17.

When an image hits the retina it is upside down. What flips it over so that it is right side up?

a)

lens

b)

retina

c)

optic nerve

d)

brain

18.

In the eyes, where is the image formed?

a)

pupil

b)

Iris

c)

Cornea

d)

Retina

19.

What part of the eye is responsible for focusing light onto the retina?

a)

Cornea

b)

Lens

c)

Iris

d)

Pupil

20.

The back part where the image is formed

a)

retina

b)

cornea-lens

c)

pupil

d)

iris

21.

What is the retina?

a)

the back part of the eye where the image is formed

b)

the front part of the eye that is clear

c)

the black part that light goes through

d)

the colored part

22.

It protects the eye from sweat.

a)

iris

b)

eyebrow

c)

eyelashes

d)

retina

23.

It lets light enter the eye

a)

iris

b)

retina

c)

pupil

24.

It forms an upside-down image.

a)

iris

b)

retina

c)

pupil

25.

It controls the amount of light

that enters the pupil.

a)

iris

b)

retina

c)

eyebrow

26.

Name the pointed part of the eye.

a)

iris

b)

pupil

c)

retina

d)

eyebrow

27.

Which section of the ear do vibrations push up against the structures in order to hear the sound?

a)

Outer Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Inner Ear

28.

Which section of the ear is responsible for capturing the sound waves?

a)

Inner Ear

b)

Middle Ear

c)

Outer Ear

29.

Name the section of the ear where the eardrum is located.

a)

outer

b)

middle

c)

inner

30.

What is this?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Pinna

d)

Hammer

e)

Cochlea

31.

What is this?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Canal

c)

Pinna

d)

Cochlea

e)

Hearing Nerve

32.

The only moveable joint in the skull is the _______ ____.

a)

Upper Jaw

b)

Lower Jaw

c)

All joints are moveable

d)

No joint is moveable

33.

What is the round, coloured part behind the cornea?

a)

Pupil

b)

Iris

c)

Lens

d)

Retina

34.

What is the part of the year that passes sound waves from the

outer ear to the eardrum?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Tunnel

c)

Ear Canal

d)

Middle Ear

35.

What is the part of the year that passes sound waves from the

outer ear to the eardrum?

a)

Ear Drum

b)

Ear Tunnel

c)

Ear Canal

d)

Middle Ear

36.

What is the joint that allows movement of our head?

a)

Hinge Joint

b)

Gliding Joint

c)

Pivot Joint

d)

Ball & Socket Joint

37.

What is the bone that protects the spinal cord?

a)

Rib Cage

b)

Backbone

c)

Femur

d)

Skull

38.

Which joint is present at the hip and shoulder girdles?

a)

Hinge Joint

b)

Gliding Joint

c)

Pivot Joint

d)

Ball & Socket Joint

39.

The nerves that send messages from the body to the brain and spinal cord are called ______ nerves.

a)

Motor

b)

Sensory

c)

Mixed

d)

Arteries

40.

What is the smallest bone in a human?

a)

Femur

b)

Humerus

c)

Backbone

d)

Stirrup

41.

What is the longest bone in a human?

a)

Humerur

b)

Stirrup

c)

Femur

d)

Backbone

42.

How many pairs of ribs does and adult human being?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

10

d)

15

43.

How many bones are present in the skull of a adult human being

a)

22

b)

32

c)

33

d)

23

44.
Which is NOT a main function of your skeleton?
a)
support
b)
protection
c)
reflexes
d)
movement
45.

Which of the following would motor neurons do?

a)

Take information in from your surroundings

b)

Allow you to do math problems

c)

Taste and smell your food

d)

Tell your muscles to move

46.

What kind of neurons take information in from your senses?

a)

Sensory

b)

Motor

c)

Hepatic

d)

Spinal

47.

What are cells if your nervous system that communicate with each other called?

a)

Nerves

b)

Neurons

c)

Spinal cells

d)

None of the above

48.

What is the hard material at the ends of bones called?

a)

Bone

b)

Cartilage

c)

Joints

d)

Marrow

49.

Where would you find smooth muscle?

a)

In the digestive tract

b)

In the heart

c)

In the arms and legs

d)

No such thing

50.
Skeletal muscles are attached to _________.
a)
organs
b)
heart
c)
bones
d)
lungs
51.
What is your cardiac muscle?
a)
heart
b)
brain
c)
lungs
d)
gluteus maximus
52.

What do the bones create?

a)

water

b)

fat

c)

red blood cells

d)

flying turkeys

53.

What bone is highlighted?

a)

Radius

b)

Ulna

c)

Humerus

d)

Carpals

54.

Which of the following is a result of voluntary muscles?

a)

throwing up

b)

digesting food

c)

kicking a ball

d)

your heart beating

55.
Which of your muscles are voluntary?
a)
smooth
b)
cardiac
c)
skeletal
56.
What are the three types of muscles?
a)
smooth, skeletal, and stomach
b)
skeletal, smooth, and cardiac
c)
cardiac, skeletal, and brain
d)
skeletal, smooth, and lung
57.

What are the four functions of the Skeletal System?

a)

support, movement, protection, balance

b)

support, movement, protection, production of blood cells

c)

running, jumping, walking, bending

d)

running, jumping, bending, standing

58.

What system is represented by the picture?

a)

Digestive system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Spinal system

59.

What gives the brain messages?

a)

Heart

b)

Large intestine

c)

Leg

d)

Nerves

60.

The brain communicates with the rest of the body through the spinal cord and nerves

a)

False

b)

True

61.

What is the cranium?

a)

spine

b)

skull

c)

thigh

d)

arm

62.

What does the cranium protect?

a)

heart

b)

eyes

c)

brain

d)

liver

63.

Babies have more bones than adults.

a)

True

b)

False

64.
The part of the bone that makes blood cells is...
a)
compact bone
b)
spongy bone
c)
marrow
65.

The ribs protect your...

a)

heart

b)

lungs

c)

all of the above

66.
Humans have ______ bones in their bodies, on average.
a)
106
b)
201
c)
206
67.
What is the name for the connector that attaches bone to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
68.
What is the name for the connector that attaches muscle to bone?
a)
ligament
b)
tendon
c)
patella
d)
string
69.
What is the place where two bones meet?
a)
hinge
b)
bone
c)
spot
d)
joint
70.

Motor nerves are important part of nervous system as they help in __________.

a)

Receiving the information from the sense organs.

b)

Passing the information to the brain from the other part of the body.

c)

Giving messages or commands from brain to the other part of the brain.

d)

These nerves are function-less.

71.

If a person finds difficulty in dancing, which part of the brain is yet to be developed?

a)

Cerebellum

b)

Cerebrum

c)

Pons

d)

Medulla

72.

What will happen if all the sensory nerves stop working in any human's body?

a)

Messages will not reach to the brain or spinal cord.

b)

Brain is not able to process the received information.

c)

Nothing will happen as motor nerves will perform the functions.

73.

Our breathing system is control and coordinated by this part of the brain.

a)

Spinal cord

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Medulla

d)

Cerebrum

74.

Reflex actions are controlled by which part of the nervous system?

a)

Brain

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Spinal Cord

d)

None of these

75.

How intelligent you are that depends on which part of the brain?

a)

Spinal Cord

b)

Cerebellum

c)

Cerebrum

d)

Medulla

76.

Actions which are NOT under your control

a)

voluntary

b)

involuntary

c)

vertebrae

d)

brain

77.

Which organ is represented by letter C?

a)

Brain

b)

Spinal Cord

c)

Nerves

78.

The left side of your brain controls the _______ side of your body.

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Front

d)

Back

79.

The nervous system includes sensory organs (eyes, ears, skin)

a)

True

b)

False

80.

What are the three main parts of the nervous system?

a)

Blood

b)

Nerve

c)

Brain

d)

Spinal Cord

81.

Which system has the brain as the main organ?

a)

Respiratory

b)

Nervous

c)

Muscular

d)

Skeletal

82.

Which system controls all parts of your body and sends/receives messages?

a)

  1. Nervous

b)

Circulatory

c)

Digestive

d)

Muscular

83.

What is an example of an involuntary muscle?

a)

Heart

b)

Legs

c)

shoulders

d)

Arms

84.

Which of the following is voluntary?

a)

Heart

b)

  1. Digesting your food

c)

Breathing

d)

Picking your nose

85.

Which body system sends electrical signals to the rest of the body?

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Circulatory system

c)

Nervous system

d)

Digestive system

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