Got to have a J-O-B
Your body's framework which is made up of bones, joints and connecting tissue:
What is the skeletal system
The points at which bones meet:
What is a joint
Tough flexible tissue similar to bone (acts as a cushion btw. Bones and joints):
What is cartilage
Type of joint at your thumb Joint
What is a saddle joint
collar bone:
What is the clavicle
________s pull on bones at points of attachment to allow for movement:
What are muscles
Type of Joint: Elbows and Knees:
What is a hinge joint
Strong cords of tissue that connect bones at the joints:
What are ligaments
Just above the tailbone on your spine
What is the coccyx
wrist bones:
What are carpals
Your skull provides ______ for your brain, just as your rib cage provides the same thing for your heart and lungs:
What is protection
Type of Joint: Hips and Shoulders:
What is a ball-and-socket joint
Tough bands that attach muscle to bones:
What are tendons
The top portion of your vertebrae:
What are the cervical vertebrae
chest bone (connects rib cages):
What is the sternum
Bones play a role in your circulatory system by creating ______ and ______.
What are blood cells and platelets
Type of Joint: Ankles:
What are gliding joints
The inner cavity of long bones contain red _____ that produces red and white blood cells:
Type of joint at your wrist joint
What is an ellipsoidal joint
Don't laugh, it's the major bone of your upper arm:
What is the humerus
Bones store these two minerals for use when needed by your body:
What are calcium and phosphorus
Type of Joint: between neck and head:
What is a pivot joint
The longest of the long bones where most of the body's red and white blood cells are produced:
What is the femur
Finger and toe bones:
What are phalanxes
forearm bone that connects to your thumb side:
What is the radius