The Structure
What is the main function of the skeletal system?
Support and protect the body
what is the bone of the thigh called?
Femur
What do we call the place for two bones meet?
Joint
What mineral is most important for strong bones?
Calcium
True or False: Babies are born with more bones than adults.
what is the name of the tissue that connects bones to bones?
Ligament
Do adults have more or fewer bones than babies?
Fewer
What kind of joint is your shoulder?
Ball and socket joint
What condition causes bones to become weak and brittle with age?
Osteoporosis
which part of your body has the most bones?
Hands
What is the tough outer part of the bone called?
Hard bone or compact bone
What bone protects your brain?
The Skull
what jaw helps you open and close your mouth?
Jaw-hinge joint
What vitamin helps your body absorb calcium?
Vitamin D
The radius and ulna
Where are new blood cells made in bones?
Bone marrow
What bones are stacked to make your backbone?
Spine or vertebrae
you twist your wrist to turn a doorknob. What kind of joint is that?
Pivot Joint
What can happen to a bone when it is under too much stress?
It can fracture or break
True or False: Your taller in the morning than at night.
True- during the day gravity squeezes the cartilage in your spine, making you slightly shorter by the evening
what is the soft stuff at the ends of bones that helps them move smoothly?
Cartilage
What is another name for your shoulder blade?
Scapula
what joint type doesnt move and helps keep your brain safe?
Fixed joint-found in the skull
what is scoliosis?
A sideways curvature of the spine
Why are our ribs shaped like a cage?
To protect important organs like the heart and lungs.