Health Problems
skin & joints
Interactive Learning
Parts of the System
Jobs of Structures
100
A ligament is stretched too far.
What is a sprain?
100
A joint that doesn't really move.
What is a fixed joint?
100
Locate a part of the body where the hinge joint is located on the skeleton model.
The kneecap.
100

A hard substance that forms the framework of the body (skeleton).

What is a bone?

100

this is your body's largest organ and protects internal organs_

What is skin?

200
Muscle or tendon is torn or overstretched
What is a strain?
200
A joint that moves like a door closing.
What is a hinge joint?
200

Locate an area where a fixed joint is located on the skeletal model. 

The skull!

200
A place where two or more bones meet.
What are joints?
200

Your heart and lungs are protected by these bones

What are the ribs?

300

When the spine starts to curve

What is scoliosis?

300
A joint that moves around like a joystick for a game.
What is a ball-and-socket joint?
300
Locate a ball-and-socket joint on the skeleton model. Think of a joystick!
The shoulder!
300
Special tissues that stretch and relax to help you where you need to go.
What are muscles?
300
the bones expand and get thicker to ______ and bear your weight.
What is support?
400
When joints well or stiffen. Older people are more likely to get this.
What is arthritis?
400

small openings in the skin where sweat and oil leave from

What is a pore?

400

the center of the skeleton (supports the head and neck)

What is the vertebral column?

400
tough convective tissue the connects muscle to bone.
What are tendons?
400

these bones are big and support the lower body

What are the pelvic bones?

500
A disease that causes bones to become less dense. They become weak and break more easily.
What is osteoporosis?
500

structure from which hair grows

What is a follicle?

500
Show me in the skeletal model where is a pivot joint.
In the head/neck area
500
cushions where bones join. Covers bone ends. Feel the tip of your nose!
What is cartilage?
500
Your spinal cord is protected by vertebrae and your brain is protected by the skull.
What is protection?
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