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Skeletal System facts

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

bone behind your ears

a)

temporal

b)

frontal

c)

occipital

d)

parietal

2.

back of the head

a)

temporal bone

b)

frontal bone

c)

occipital bone

d)

parietal bone

3.

tailbone

a)

Coccyx

b)

Sacrum

c)

Pelvis

d)

Lumbar

4.

This bone doesn't connect to any other bones. What is it called?

a)

Hyoid bone

b)

Sternum

c)

Clavicle

d)

Scapula

5.

five vertebrae in the lower back

a)

thoracic vertebrae

b)

cervical vertebrae

c)

sacral vertebrae

d)

lumbar vertebrae

6.

bone in the forearm on the pinky side

a)

radius

b)

humerus

c)

ulna

d)

femur

7.

cheek bones

a)

zygomatic

b)

maxillary

c)

mandibular

d)

nasal

8.

upper arm bone

a)

humerus

b)

radius

c)

ulna

d)

femur

9.

first seven ribs which are attached to the sternum directly

a)

True ribs

b)

False ribs

c)

Floating ribs

d)

Costal ribs

10.

five vertebrae fused and attached to your pelvis

a)

cervical vertebrae

b)

thoracic vertebrae

c)

sacral vertebrae

d)

lumbar vertebrae

11.

wrist bones

a)

Metacarpals

b)

Carpals

c)

Phalanges

d)

Tarsals

12.

jaw bone

a)

Maxilla

b)

Mandible

c)

Zygomatic

d)

Temporal

13.

forehead bone

a)

frontal bone

b)

temporal bone

c)

parietal bone

d)

sphenoid bone

14.

the backbone

a)

Vertebral column

b)

Spinal cord

c)

Rib cage

d)

Pelvic girdle

15.

collar bones

a)

clavicle

b)

scapula

c)

humerus

d)

sternum

16.

Give the four types of bones and give an example of each.

a)

Long - femur

b)

Short - radius

c)

Flat - rib

d)

Irregular - vertebrae

17.

Which pelvis in this image is female?

a)

Left is female: round inlet, 80 deg pubic arch, sacrum tilted to the anterior

b)

Right is female: oval inlet, 90 deg pubic arch, sacrum tilted to the posterior

c)

Both are female: similar characteristics

d)

Neither is female: both are male characteristics

18.

fingers

a)

phalanges

b)

metacarpals

c)

carpals

d)

digits

19.

first seven vertebrae

a)

thoracic vertebrae

b)

lumbar vertebrae

c)

cervical vertebrae

d)

sacral vertebrae

20.

bone in the back of the eyes

a)

sphenoid

b)

maxilla

c)

temporal

d)

frontal