Skeletal System
What protects your brain?
The cranium
What are the three types of joints?
a. Gliding joint, hinge joint, hammer joint
b. Gliding joint, hinge joint, ball and socket joint
c. Hammer joint, hinge joint, ball and socket joint
d. Gliding joint, hammer joint, ball and socket joint
b. Gliding joint, hinge joint, ball and socket joint
Which is an example of muscles moving a bone? A. Amy’s eyes move quickly to see a cat cross the yard. B. Andrea’s stomach squeezes to break up food. C. Alex’s heart pumps blood through his body. D. Armand’s jaw moves to chew a carrot.
D. Armand’s jaw moves to chew a carrot.
What kind of joint is in your hip and your shoulder?
ball and socket joint
the ribs
How many bones are in our body?
206 bones
What pushes and pulls on bones to move them?
muscles
What kind of joints are your wrists and ankles?
Gliding joints
What are the three main functions (jobs) of the skeletal system?
support, movement, and protection
What allows you to pick up things?
Phalanges
Joints
True or False: Muscles go across joints and connect bones.
What kind of joint is in your elbow and knee?
Hinge joint
What pulls on bones to help you wave?
a. other bones
b. muscles
c. joints
True or False: The ribs are located in your torso.
True
True or false: Cartilage is another name for bone.
False
How do muscles cause bones to move?
They contract to pull bones together.
What kind of joint connects your fingers to the palm of your hand?
gliding joint
Name a job of the skeletal system
Help with movement, protect internal organs, give the body support
What are bones made of?
Calcium and phosphorous
What is the largest bone in your body?
Femur
What are the ropelike tissues that connect bones to muscles?
Tendons
Which joint allows for the most movement?
Ball and socket joint