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Skeletal System
Muscular System
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What is the purpose of the skull?

To protect your brain

100

What do muscles do to bones?

Pull on them

100

What are the two important parts of the nervous system?

Brain and spinal cord


100

Define the word: misplace

Placed in the wrong spot

100

What is the purpose of the first sentence of a paragraph? What is it called?

To introduce the topic, it's called a topic or introductory sentence

200

What is the function of the rib cage?

To protect the heart and lungs

200
Tendons connect muscles to bones. What is the famous tendon called that's just above your heel?

Achilles heel

200

Why are vertebrae hollow?

So the spinal cord and nerves can fit inside
200

Define: 

disagree

Not agree

200
What is the job of the last sentence in a paragraph? What is it called?

It wraps everything up, it's called a concluding sentence

300

What is an example of a ball and socket joint?

Shoulders and hips

300

Why do we have muscles?

To help us move

300

About how many nerves do you have?

a. one hundred

b. six thousand

c. two million

d. one billion

d. one billion

300

Define: 

preview

To view before

300
How many details should you include in a paragraph?

At least 3

400

What is an example of an immovable joint?

The skull

400

What do involuntary muscles, like the stomach, do?

They move without us thinking about them

400

What is a reflex?

Something your body does without you even thinking about it

400

I thought the new kid was rude because they were quiet. But they're actually just shy. I misjudged them. 

What does "misjudged" mean here?

a. did not judge

b. judged incorrectly (wrong)

c. judged

b. judged incorrectly

400

Read the sentence and decide if it's a topic, concluding or detail sentence. How do you know?

"In addition, I love the snow because I like to build snow forts."

Detail sentence

I know because of the transition phrase, "In addition" and because it's a reason they like the snow

500
Besides keeping us upright and helping us move, what is the other important function of the skeletal system?

Bones make blood cells inside bone marrow

500

How do muscles work with bones and nerves to make us move?

Your brain sends a signal to move something, then the muscle pulls on the bone to move that part of your body

500

What part of the brain controls involuntary movements, like your heart beating and your lungs breathing?

The medulla (part of brain stem)

500

The older kids didn't want to scare the little kids on Halloween. So they chose nonthreatening costumes.

What does nonthreatening mean?

a. threatening

b. not threatening

c. scary

b. not threatening

500

Read the paragraph below. What's missing?

I love birds. Birds are amazing because they can fly. Also, they are beautiful. Those are the reasons I really like birds.

A third detail sentence