Skeletal System
What is the longest bone in the human body?
Femur
What do muscles need to attach to in order to help you move?
Bones
True or False: The Aquasphere is one of earth's spheres
False - hydrosphere
vertebrate and invertebrate
Which bone protects the brain?
Skull
How many bones does the human body have?
206
What is a muscle in a person's chest?
Lungs, heart or cardiac
What categories can a wombat fit in to?
What is an animal that eats both meat and vegetation called?
omnivore
What connects muscles to bones?
Tendons
What are the two bones in your arm called?
Radius and Ulna
When we exercise, the fibres in our muscles tear. When our bodies repair the damage, our muscles grow as a result.
What are animals that break down rotten things or dung called?
decomposers
Name three muscles that works without us thinking about it.
Heart, Lungs, Stomach
What group of bones keep you standing upright and what are they called?
Vertebrae, spine
What are muscles that DO require a person to think about moving them called?
Voluntary
Give examples of producers in a food chain:
Sun, plants (any)
What are the two rules of a food chain?
1. They always start with a producer (sun)
2. The animals increase in size and go from herbivore to carnivore or omnivore
Why are decomposers important in a food chain?
(They break down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.)
Name all the bones we have learned of in the human body.
Skull, vertebrae, spine, ribs, pelvis, humerus, radius, ulna, phalanges, tarsus, tibia, femur
The brain sends messages to muscles through these:
nerves, nervous system
Explain what happens when a species is introduced to a food chain:
The food chain could be disrupted, an animal in the food chain could be hunted too much (teacher check)
Name the five categories of animals:
mammals, reptiles, birds, fish & amphibians
Name the three main functions of your skeletal system:
1. Help support your body so you stand upright
2. Protect our organs
3. Create blood for our bodies