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Miscellaneous
Joints
100
What is your upper leg bone called?
humerus
100
What would you be like if you didn't have a skeleton?
a blob on the floor
100
What connects bones to other bones?
ligaments
100
State a function your wrist joint allows you to do.
throw a football
200
What is the scientific bone name for your fingers?
phalanges
200
How does our skeleton function in a similar way that a house's framework functions?
A framework supports a house and our skeleton supports our body.
200
What connects bones to muscles?
tendons
200
State a function your shoulder joint allows you to do.
Reach up to get something off a shelf.
300
What are your shoulder bones called?
clavicle
300
Give an example of how the skeleton protects.
The skull protects the brain, etc.
300
What are 2 parts of your body that contain cartilage?
nose and ears
300
State a function your ankle joint allows you to do.
walk
400
What is the scientific name for your knee caps?
patella
400
Working with the muscular system, what does your skeleton allow you to do?
move
400
What is the strongest bone in your body?
femur
400
State a function your elbow joint allows you to do.
brush your teeth
500
What is the scientific name for your toes?
metatarsals
500
How does your spine protect?
It protects the nerves in your spinal column.
500
What is the scientific name for your hip bones?
pelvis
500
State a function your knee joint allows you to do.
Sit down