HUMAN BODY SYSTEMS
What is the name of the system of bones in the body?
Skeletal system
What is the number of bones in human adult body?
206
What kind of joint is in the shoulders and hips?
ball in socket
What 2 things enable you to move?
Bones & muscles
What is stored in the hollow center of many bones?
Marrow
What is a place in the body where bones are locked together?
Skull
Give an example of a Hinge joint
What is the type of joint in fingers, knees and elbows?
Attach muscles to bones
What are tendons?
What is the function of the ribs?
To protect our heart & lungs
What is the function of yellow marrow?
Stores fat and releases it when it is needed elsewhere in the body.
About how many bones does a new born baby have?
275
What is the name of a location where two or more bones come close to each other?
Joint
What is spongy bone?
Place in bones where blood vessels go in and out, place for bone marrow
What is the function of red bone marrow?
Makes blood cells
What is a substance stored in bones?
Calcium & Phosphorus
What holds one bone to another bone?
Ligament
What is the material found at the tip of your nose or the top of your ear?
Cartilage
Which 2 nutrients are important in your diet for bone strength?
Calcium, phosphorus
What is the function of Red Blood Cells?
Carries oxygen
What causes weakened bones in the elderly
Osteoporosis - lack of minerals
Give examples of two pivot joints
Neck, elbow
What is your meniscus made of?
Cartilage
Why do bones have holes in them?
to allow blood vessels to run through them, to produce blood cells, to hold bone marrow