Skeleton Basics
What is the name of the hard structure inside your body that supports you?
Skeleton
Skull
Do your bones grow as you get taller?
Yes
Are your bones alive or dead?
Alive
Who has more bones? A newborn or adult?
Newborn
Name one thing that your skeleton does for your body?
Supports your body, helps you move, or protects your organs.
What bones are in your chest that protect your heart and lungs?
Ribs
What happens to your bones as your grow from a baby to an adult?
A. They get smaller.
B. They grow bigger and longer
C. They turn into muscle
What soft material inside some bones makes blood cells?
Bone Marrow
Give an example of a bone that fuses together in a newborn.
Skull
What important organ does your skull protect.
Brain
What is the name of the long bone in your upper arm?
Humerus
What special area near the ends of many growing bones helps them grow longer?
Growth Plates
Are bones completely solid all the way through, or do they have different parts inside?
How many bones does a newborn have?
270
heart and lungs
What is the name of the bone in your thigh?
Femur
When you grow, do your bones grow longer because you simply add more and more bone pieces, or because the bones themselves grow?
The bones themselves grow longer.
What is one important job of bone marrow?
Making red blood cells
How many bones does an adult have?
206
Your skeleton couldn't move without the strength of:
Muscles
What is the fancy name of the bones in your toes and fingers. Hint: It starts with the letter P.
Phalanges
What do doctors use to predict how tall a child will be when they're an adult.
Growth Chart
What layer of bones contains the nerves
Compact Bone
Why do babies have a soft spot on their head?
Because not all bones in their skull have fused together yet.