Skeletal
How many bones does an adult have?
206
What is the scientific name for the shoulder blade
Scapula
Which part of the eye determines eye color?
Iris
What is the brain stem
Place where spinal cored meets brain
How many muscles does your body have?
About 600
What does yellow marrow in the bones do
stores fat for energy
What is the scientific name for the collar bone?
Clavicle
How does our tongue send taste signals to the brain?
Through tastebuds
If you are "right brained"
Music and art
What are the 3 types of muscles
smooth, cardiac, skeletal
The hard outer covering of the bones is made of what two things?
phosphorus and calcium
The neck is an example of which type of movable joint
pivot
What structure protects the spinal cord?
Vertebrae
balance and coordination
Where would you find each type of muscle
Skeletal- connected to bones
Smooth- digestive tract
Cardiac- heart
List the 4 parts of the skeletal system
1. Bones
2. Cartilage
3. Joints
4. Marrow
Name 2 ball and socket joints in the body
Hips and shoulders
What is the difference between the optic nerve and the olfactory nerve?
Optic send visual info to the brain and the olfactory sends smell info to the brain
Which part of the brain is responsible for controlling senses, thoughts and learning?
Cerebrum
Muscles work by contracting and shortening the muscle. As it shortens it pulls on the bone
List the 4 jobs of the skeletal system
1. Protect Organs
2. Shape/Support
3. Movement
4. Make red blood cells
Elbow, knee, fingers and toes
How do nerve messages travel in the body?
One way paths to or from the brain and spinal cord
Name the 4 lobes and explain what each one does.
Parietal- sensing touch, language, memory
Occipital- visual perception
Temporal- processing sound, understanding language
Frontal-planning, emotional response, attention
Compare voluntary and involuntary muscles giving and example of each
Voluntary- you can decide to move it. Ex: Skeletal
Involuntary- it just happens. Ex: smooth and cardiac