What is it?
What is the collar bone?
clavicle
What does the skeletal system do? (list 3)
support the body
make blood cells
store minerals
movement
What is the name of a joint that can move back and forth?
hinge joint
When you are a baby, you have more bones than the adult
true
A structure made up of bones
skeleton
What is the strongest bone in your body?
femur.
What are the two types of bone marrow?
red and yellow
What is the name of the joint that is like a baseball pitcher getting ready to throw the ball?
ball and socket joint
Bone marrow doesn't change color
false
pelvic girdle
What is the location where blood cells are made?
bone marrow
What is the purpose of the skull?
protect the brain
What is the saddle joint?
thumb joint
Your tibia is above your fibula
false
The place where two bones meet
joints
What holds bones to muscles?
tendons.
What are the two parts of the skeleton?
axial
appendicular
What is the name of the joint that is located in the neck?
the pivot joint
hinge joint can move in all directions
false
Hold bone to bone
ligaments
What three bones make up the arm? (long bones)
Humerus
Ulna
Radius
What two organs are protected by your ribs?
kidneys, heart, and lungs
What is the joint that does not move?
Fixed joint or immovable joint
Your metatarsals are the midfoot bones
true
part of the bone that has many holes and its light weight
spongy bone