Skeletal System
What gives your body shape and support?
Bones/Skeleton
What is the name of the backbone?
Spine
Extend means to...
Straighten
What is the function of the heart
to pump blood through the body
What is the main organ of the respiratory system?
Lungs
What bone protects the brain?
Skull
What two body parts are made mostly of cartilage?
Ears and Nose
Which organs contract, stretch, lengthen, and relax
muscles
Arteries carry blood...
AWAY from the heart
BONUS (Double points)
TRUE or FALSE
The lungs are the only organ that can float in water
TRUE
BONUS (Double Points)
How many bones does a baby have when they are born?
About 300
What is calcium and why do we need it?
Calcium is a mineral that strengthens our bones
Skeletal muscles are attached to your bones by tough rope-like tissues called...
tendons
Veins carry blood...
BACK to the heart
What is the more common name for the trachea?
Windpipe
What is cartilage?
A bendable material that is located between the bones as a cushion
Femur
what are the two layers of skin?
Epidermis and Dermis
Name all three blood vessels that are apart of the circulatory system
Veins, Arteries, Capillaries
What is the muscle that causes air to flow in and out of the lungs
Diaphragm
What are bones made out of?
living tissues
How do muscles and bones work together to move the body?
Muscles are attached to the bones, when the muscles contract, they move the bones
Please list the 3 types of muscle
Smooth, skeletal and cardiac
Explain the process of how oxygen gets to your cells
Blood carried from Heart > Lungs > Heart > Body and around again
What is the gaseous waste that your body gets rid of when you breath out?
Carbon Dioxide