Skeletal System

Question 1

The muscle that tilts your head backward

Answer 1

Trapezius

Question 2

The triangular muscle that helps you to lift your arm above your head

Answer 2

Deltoid muscle

Question 3

Thin band of muscle that crosses over the thigh

Answer 3

Sartorius

Question 4

The muscle that helps to lift you onto your toes

Answer 4

Gastrocnemius

Question 5

The muscle that pulls your leg back as you prepare to kick a ball

Answer 5

hamstring muscle

Question 6

The muscle that pulls your leg rapidly forward so that you can kick the ball is the

Answer 6

quadricep muscle

Question 7

The muscle that pops up when you bend your arm to show your muscles is

Answer 7

Biceps brachii

Question 8

The muscle that straightens your arm is the

Answer 8

Triceps brachii

Question 9

The muscle that shrugs your shoulders is the

Answer 9

trapezius

Question 10

The broad muscle that covers your lower back is the

Answer 10

latissimus dorsi

Question 11

The muscle that helps you to sit “Indian Style” is the

Answer 11

Sartoris

Question 12

The muscle that helps you to move your arm toward your body is the

Answer 12

Pectoralis major

Question 13

A place in the body where tow bones come together is a(n)

Answer 13

Joint

Question 14

A condition in which the body’s bones become weak and break easily

Answer 14

Osteoporosis

Question 15

One of the 26 bones that make up your backbone

Answer 15

Verebra

Question 16

The tip of your nose is able to move from side to side because it is made up of a connective tissue that is more flexible than bone. This type of tissue is called

Answer 16

Cartilage

Question 17

The strong connective tissue that holds the bones together in a movable joint

Answer 17

Ligament

Question 18

The bones that form a cage around the chest are called the

Answer 18

Ribs

Question 19

The longest bone in the body is called the

Answer 19

Femur

Question 20

The general term for all of the bones in the head is

Answer 20

Cranium

Question 21

The spinal column is made of many small?

Answer 21

Vertebrae

Question 22

The longest bone in the arm is the

Answer 22

Humerus

Question 23

The common name for the scapula is

Answer 23

Shoulder Blade

Question 24

How may Bones are in the wrist?

Answer 24

8 bones

Question 25

The bones that make the palm are called

Answer 25

metacarpals

Question 26

What are the wrist bones called?

Answer 26

Carpal bones

Question 27

Where on the hand are the phalanges located?

Answer 27

At the fingers

Question 28

The bone that attaches to the scapula is called the

Answer 28

humerus

Question 29

A bone found above the eyes is the

Answer 29

frontal bone

Question 30

The thinner bone in the lower leg is the

Answer 30

Fibula

Question 31

The thicker bone in the lower leg is the

Answer 31

Tibia

Question 32

On what part of the skeleton is the calcaneus found?

Answer 32

At the heel