Muscles
All About Bones
Joints
Fun Facts
Vocabulary
100
What is an involuntary muscle?
A muscle that moves on its own.
100
What does the skeletal system do?
Keeps you upright/not floppy
100
What is a joint?
A place where your bones meet each other.
100
Name one purpose of the skeletal system.
1. Provide support 2. Protect organs 3. Produce blood cells and store minerals
100
What is cartilage?
Flexible, rubbery substance that can keep bones from rubbing together. Also on ears and nose.
200
The heart is what type of muscle?
Cardiac
200
True or false - bones are hard all the way through.
False
200
What is an example of a ball and socket joint?
Shoulder Hip
200
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
200
What is a voluntary muscle?
You control when it moves
300
What type of muscle is the stomach?
A smooth muscle
300
What does your fibula do? What's one difference between bones and cartilage?
Bones cannot bend and cartilage can.
300
The elbow is what type of joint?
Hinge
300
What does bone marrow produce?
Red and white blood cells
300
The vertebrae combine to make what part of the body?
The spine or backbone
400
Name an example of a skeletal muscle
Bicep Tricep Tongue Hamstring
400
What is the longest bone in your body?
The femur
400
What is the name of the joint that lets you rotate?
The pivot joint
400
What mineral do strong bones need?
Calcium
400
What is a ligament?
A tissue that connects bone to bone
500
Name an involuntary muscle?
Cardiac, smooth, "blinking" muscles in the eye
500
Where is the smallest bone in your body, the stapes, located?
The ear
500
What type of joint is the neck?
Pivot joint
500
How many muscles are in the human body?
Over 600
500
What is a tendon?
A tissue that connects the bone to muscle
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