Skeletal System
Bones that protect the heart and lungs
(TRIPLE POINTS)
What are the ribs?
Describe the muscle category the heart belongs to
What is involuntary muscle?
It connects bone to bone
What is a ligament?
These hard, living structures support the body and protect many internal organs.
What are bones?
This connective tissue attaches a muscle to a bone.
What is a tendon?
The smallest bone in the body
What is the ear?
The muscle type that is considered involuntary
What is smooth muscle? (cardiac muscle)
The tissue that keeps bone from touching another bone
What is cartilage?
The tissue that produces blood cells
What is bone marrow?
This muscle type is found in the walls of organs such as the stomach and intestines.
What is smooth muscle?
The longest bone in your body
What is the femur?
When one muscle contracts, the other ______
What is relaxes?
This type of joint allows movement of your head, arms, and legs.
What is a movable joint?
What are bones made of
(DOUBLE POINTS)
What is calcium and phosphorus?
Another name for the kneecap
What is the patella?
The spongy tissue inside the bone that produces blood cells
What is bone marrow?
These three types of muscles
What is cardiac, smooth, and skeletal muscles?
It does not allow you to move your skull or hip.
What is an immovable joint?
The name where two or more bones meet
What is a joint?
The breastbone that is found in the middle of your chest
What is the sternum?
It includes the skull, spine, and ribcage
What is the axial skeleton?
It connects muscles to bones
What is a tendon?
The minor jobs the skeletal system does.
(DOUBLE POINTS if you list more than 2)
What is making blood cells, storing fat cells, minerals, and producing calcium?
It's the protective layer outside of the bone
What is the periosteum?