1
What makes up the skeletal system in our bodies?
bones
What is the job of the outer ear?
to catch sound
Chose the phrase that best completes this sentence.
Doctors like x-rays because ________.
they can get a picture of the inside of your body to see what is wrong
What is the name of the small bones that run from the bottom of your skull to your tailbone?
Vertebrae
When your hand wants to send messages to the brain, it sends messages along the ________.
nerves
When a doctor checks your reflexes by hitting your knee with a little hammer, is that reflex a voluntary or involuntary movement?
involuntary
What does earwax do?
keeps the ear clean by trapping dirt
What are sound waves?
waves in the air
What has to happen to a broken bone to heal just like it was before it was broken?
it has to be set and have a cast
What are the two most important parts of the body that are also parts of the nervous system?
the brain and spinal cord
Why does your doctor hit your knee with a little hammer during a check up?
to check your reflexes and your nervous system
What is the job of the cornea?
to protect the eye from dirt
Why does the pupil get bigger?
to let in more light
What is another word for skull?
Cranium
Why do babies have more bones than adults?
A baby's bones grow and then fuse (stick) together before adulthood.
Name 3 voluntary muscle movements.
waving your arm, moving your legs, blinking your eyes, etc.
What are the 3 parts of the ear?
the outer ear, middle ear and inner ear
Bones are living organs. They are alive, growing and changing all the time. Name 2 ways to make bones strong.
1. regular exercise
2. calcium from food
What is the name of the nerve that goes from the eye to the brain?
optic nerve
Explain how the right and left side of the brain control the body.
The right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, the left side of the brain controls the right side of the body.
These two systems work together to enable us to move
muscular and skeletal
(muscles and skeleton)
What is an optometrist?
a special kind of doctor who works with eyes
Explain what is special about the image that forms on our retina.
it is upside down
Give the meaning for each prefix.
re-, pre-, un-, non-
re- again or back
pre- before
un- not
non- not
The four main jobs of the Skeletal System are....
Support, Protect, Move, Create blood cells
What are the three types of joints?
What are muscles?
tissues that help your body move
Name 2 parts of your body have involuntary muscles?
heart and stomach
Name 3 ways that the muscular system helps you?
move, chew food, etc.
What are the three tiny bones that make up the inner ear?
hammer, anvil, stirrup