Name:_______________________________ Class:___________________
Task 2:
Look at the diagram of the Skeleton on page 23 of your text and complete the table below by writing
in the scientific names of the bones in the correct spaces.
Body Part
Head
BONES OF THE AXIAL SKELETON
Common Name
Scientific Name
Skull
Cranium
Back (centre)
Spine
Vertebrae
Chest (centre)
Breast Bone
Sternum
Chest & Back
Ribs
Ribs
BONES OF THE APPENDICULAR SKELETON
Shoulder Girdle and Arms
Body Part
Common Name
Scientific Name
Shoulder
Collar bone
Clavicle
Shoulder Blade
Scapula
Upper Arm
-
Humerus
Forearm
-
Radius
-
Ulna
Wrist
-
Carpals
Hand (palms)
-
Metacarpals
Fingers
-
Phalanges
Body Part
Hips
Hip Girdle and Legs
Common Name
Pelvis
Scientific Name
Thigh
-
Femur
Knee
Knee cap
Patella
Leg
Shin
Tibia
-
Fibula
Ankle
-
Tarsals
Foot
-
Metatarsals
Toes
-
Phalanges
Ilium
Name:_____________________________________________________ Class:________________
The Skeletal System
Types of Bones
Task 4:
Write the type of bone next to the scientific names of the bones below.
Name of bone
Type of Bone
Cranium
Flat
Mandible
Irregular
Ribs
Flat
Sternum
Flat
Vertebrae
Irregular
Clavicle
Long
Scapula
Flat
Humerus
Long
Radius
Long
Ulna
Long
Carpals
Short
Metacarpals
Long
Phalanges
Long
Ilium
Flat
Femur
Long
Patella
Short
Tibia
Long
Fibula
Long
Tarsals
Short
Metatarsals
Long
Name:_____________________________________________________ Class:________________
Task 6:
Read the notes on the Skeletal System and complete the following sentences with the correct word or
phrase.
1. There are 206 bones in the skeleton.
2. The two parts of the skeleton are the axial skeleton and appendicular skeleton.
3. The four types of bones are long bones, short bones, flat bones and irregular bones.
4. White blood cells are manufactured in the shaft of long bones.
5. The type of bone found in the shaft of a long bone is compact bone.
6. The ends of long bones are called heads.
7. The ends of long bones are covered with cartilage.
8. Spongy bone is found in the heads of long bones.
9. Red blood cells are manufactured in the heads of long bones.
10. At birth the entire skeleton of a baby is made up of cartilage.
11. The process by which cartilage is turned into bone is called ossification.
12. The substance needed to make strong healthy bones is calcium.
13. Between the ages of 13 to 15 years the skeleton stops growing in girls.
14. In boys the skeleton stops growing between the ages of 16 to 18 years.