Skeletal System Exploration
A Grade 7 science worksheet to explore the functions, components, and importance of the human skeletal system.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided image of the human skeleton to help you answer some questions.
1. What is the primary function of the skeletal system?
Digestion of food
Providing support and protection
Pumping blood throughout the body
Filtering waste from the blood
2. Which of the following bones protects the brain?
Rib cage
Femur
Skull
Spine
3. The adult human skeleton is made up of bones.
4. Bones are connected to other bones by strong tissues called .
5. The longest bone in the human body is the , located in the thigh.
6. Cartilage is a flexible tissue found at the ends of bones.
True
False
7. The rib cage protects the brain.
True
False
8. Describe two important functions of the human skeletal system.
9. Explain the difference between ligaments and tendons.