Bones of the body
This bone is the longest in the human body, found in the thigh.
What is the femur?
A band of connective tissues that attaches a muscle to a bone.
What is tendon?
This bony structure protects your brain from injury.
What is skull?
This material at the center of bones that produces blood cells.
What is bone marrow?
This mineral, stored in bones, keeps them strong and hard.
What is calcium?
This is the flat bone in your chest that connects to most of your ribs.
What is sternum?
This is the tough tissue that covers the bones
What is periosteum?
This is the cage of bones that shield your heart and your lungs.
What is ribcage?
This type of bone marrow makes red and white blood cells.
What is red marrow?
Bones store about 85% of the body’s supply of this mineral, vital for energy production.
What is phosphorus?
This is the small U shaped bone in your neck that supports your tongue.
What is the hyoid?
Another name for a voluntary muscle.
What is skeletal muscle?
This is the column of bones that shield your spinal cord.
What is spine (or vertebral column)?
This cell produced by bone marrow carries oxygen throughout your body.
What are red blood cells?
Bones release this mineral to regulate blood levels and muscle function.
What is calcium?
This bone, also known as the shin bone bears the majority of your leg´s lower weight.
What is tibia?
This flexible band keeps bones stable while allowing motion.
What is ligament?
This is the broad, flat bone pair that form a protective roof over your shoulders.
What are shoulder blades (or scapulae)?
This marrow, found in adult long bones, mostly stores fat.
What is yellow marrow?
This vitamin, absorbed from sunlight, helps bones store calcium.
What is vitamin D?
The three bones in the middle of your ear that include the anvil and the hammer.
What is the ossicles?
This muscle group bends your knee by pulling on the tibia
What are the hamstrings.
This bowl shaped bone structure cradles your pelvic organs.
What is Pelvis?
These tiny fragments formed in marrow help you to stop bleeding.
What are platelets?
This mineral, stored in minute amounts in bones, supports enzyme function and is found in seafood
What is magnesium?