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How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
What is the primary function of the Skeletal sytem.
Providing support and protecting internal organs.
What do you call the place where two or more bones meet?
Joint.
what is the disease that causes your spine to curve?
Scoliosis.
What is the type of skeletal system that is made out of calcium carbonate.
Exoskeleton.
What is the strongest bone in the human body.
The femur.
What cage-like set of bones protects your heart and lungs?
Rib(or Rib cage)
What type of tissue connects your skeletal muscles to your bones
Tendons.
Your elbows and knees rely on this type of joint, which moves back and forth just like a classroom door.
Hinge joint.
This column of ring-like bones stacks together specifically to shield your delicate spinal cord.
Vertebral column (or spine/backbone).
What soft tissue inside the center of bones makes red blood cells?
Bone marrow.
Besides support and protection, what major ability does the skeleton give your body when working with muscles?
Movement
What strong, stretchy bands of tissue connect bone to bone at a joint?
Ligaments.
What hard, outer layer of bone gives it strength and stores minerals like calcium?
Compact bone.
This is the medical term used when a bone cracks or breaks?
Fracture.
What mineral do bones store to make them hard and strong?
Calcium.
What spine-protecting stack of small bones runs down your back?
Back bone.
what is another name for the skull?
Cranium
What is the name of the joint found in the human hand.
Elipsoidal joint.
True or False?Babies have more bones than adults.
True.
What other thing does the skelatal system do except from movement, calcium storage, making blood cells, protection, and support?
Hormone control.
How many bones is the skull made out of?
22 bones.
What type of joint is in your shoulder and hip, allowing bones to move in a full circle?
Ball and socket joint.
What flexible, rubbery tissue cushions the ends of bones where they meet at a joint?
Cartilage.
What is another name for the collarbone.
Clavicle.