The human body - KS2

Question 1

Which of these statements is not true?

Accepted Answer

The skeleton makes you grow.

Question 2

Which part of the skeleton protects the heart and lungs?

Accepted Answer

ribcage

Question 3

What happens to the skeleton as you grow?

Accepted Answer

It grows.

Question 4

Which is the longest bone in the body?

Accepted Answer

femur

Question 5

Muscles work together in pairs. What happens when one muscle contracts?

Accepted Answer

The other relaxes.

Question 6

Which part of the skeleton protects the brain?

Accepted Answer

skull

Question 7

What is special about the joints in your skull?

Accepted Answer

They do not move.

Question 8

Why do animals like crabs and insects shed their outer skeletons?

Accepted Answer

Their skeletons don't grow.

Question 9

Which of these is an example of a hinge joint?

Accepted Answer

elbow

Question 10

How does your arm bend?

Accepted Answer

One muscle pulls your arm up and the other muscle pulls your arm down.

Question 11

Which animal has its skeleton on the outside of its body?

Accepted Answer

ladybird

Question 12

Which of these bones is not in your leg?

Accepted Answer

humerus

Question 13

What is the job of muscles?

Accepted Answer

They help bones to move.

Questions 13