Head
Point to the skull on your body.
head
Point to the pelvis on your body.
hips
Point to the spine on your body.
backbone
Point to the ribs on your body.
chest
Point to the knee cap on your body.
knee
A job of the skull is to protect _______________.
the brain
blood
A job of the ribs is to protect _________________.
heart, lungs, liver
True or False:
When you are a baby, you have more bones than when you are an adult.
True!
You have about 300 bones as a baby that grow together as your body grows! Adults have about 206 bones.
A job of the spine is to help our bodies _________________.
stand up straight
protect our nerves
Which part of the body can you find a tibia?
leg
Which part of the body can you find the humerus?
arm
Which part of the body can you find the cranium?
head
spine/back
Which part of the body can you find the femur?
leg
Go find the cranium on the diagram!
cranium = skull
Go find the vertebral column on the diagram!
vertebral column = spine
Go find the femur on the diagram!
femur = upper leg bone
Go find the humerus on the diagram!
humerus = upper arm bone
Go find the pelvis on the diagram!
pelvis = hip bone
What is the scientific name for your skull bone?
cranium
What is the scientific name of the upper arm bone?
humerus
What is the scientific name of your hip bone?
pelvis
What is the scientific name of your upper leg bone?
femur
What is the scientific name of your lower leg bone?
tibia