Skeletal System
Bones
JOINTS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
Problems/Care of System
100
Three components that make up your skeletal system
What are bones, joints, and connective tissue
100
__________ give your body shape and provide a framework for its other systems
What are bones
100
Point at which bones meet
What are joints
100
The bones in your skeletal system are liked to each other and muscles by strong _________________.
What are connective tissues
100
A break in a bone caused by injury
What is a fracture
200
Bone #1
What is the skull
200
What function does your backbone provide for your skeletal system
What is support
200
Move in all directions
What is ball and scoket joint
200
Flexible tissue that provides cushioning at your joints
What is cartilage
200
Stretching or twisting of the ligament
What is a sprain
300
Bone #2
What is the humerus
300
Bones provide points of attachment for different muscles allowing you to ____________
What is move, movement
300
Move only in one direction
What is a hinge joint
300
__________ can be found in your nose and ears
What is cartilage
300
Occurs when a bone is pushed out of its joint
What is a dislocation
400
Bone #3
What is the sternum
400
What function does your skull and ribs provide for your skeletal system
What is protection
400
Move from side to side and up and down
What is a pivot joint
400
Strong cords of rissue that connect bones to bones
What are ligaments
400
Sideways curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis
500
Bone #4
What is the femur
500
How many bones are their in the adult body
206
500
Enables bones to slide over one another
What is a gliding joint
500
Tough bands of tissue that attach your muscles to bones
What are tendons
500
List four things that you can do to take care of your skeletal system
Be physically active, eat foods high in calcium, use good posture, and pay attention to your shoes
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