Skeletal System Digital Worksheet

Classify the parts of the skeleton as either Axial or Appendicular:

Groups:

(a) Axial Skeleton

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(b) Appendicular Skeleton

• skull

• Lower limbs

• Rib cage

• spine

• Pelvic Girdle

• Shoulder Girdle

• Upper limbs

What are the six functions of the skeletal system?

Sort the characteristics into the correct type of Bone:

Groups:

(a) Long Bones

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(b) Short Bones

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(c) Flat Bones

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(d) Irregular Bones

• different from the others

• Usually compact bone w/ spongy bone at the end

• Layer of compact bone around the spongy bone layer

• boxy or cube shaped

• Flat or curved sheets of bone

• Resist stress

• Spongy bone covered by a thin layer of compact bone

• • Elongated with 2 terminal parts & a body

• longer than they are wide

• Mainly spongy with thin layers of compact bones

• Middle layer of spongy bone

Match the functions of bones into the correct type of Bone:

• Form bone groups or close units

• Flat Bones (2)

• Acts as levers and shock absorbers

• Long Bones

• Provide large areas for muscles

• Irregular Bones

• Protect organs such as the brain

• Flat Bones

• muscle attachment

• Short Bones

Assign the types of bones to the correct Bone category:

Groups:

(a) Long Bones

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(b) Short Bones

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(c) Flat Bones

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(d) Irregular Bones

• upper arms

• facial bones

• vertebrae

• legs

• thighs

• fingers

• forearms

• shoulder blade

• sternum

• skull

• hips

• toes

• ribs

• wrist bones

• ankle bones

Match the names of the bones with the correct location on the image

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

skull

humerus

clavicle

mandible

scapula

sternum

thorax

Match the names of the bones with the correct location on the image

h

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

spine

radius

phalanges (hand)

sacrum

pelvis

ulna

metacarpus

carpus

Match the names of the bones with the area on the skeleton

g

f

e

d

c

b

a

tibia

tarsus

fibula

femur

patella

metatarsus

phalanges (foot)