Functions
Why are muscles important to the human body?
They help us move.
How many bones do adult humans have?
206
What is the longest bone in the body?
Femur
What is the flexible tissue that protects bones and acts as a shock absorb er called?
Cartilage
Define joint.
The place where two bones meet.
What is a function of the muscular system?
To allow movement, but it also helps stabilize our joints, maintains our posture, and generate heat during activity.
How many bones are in your face?
14
Give another name for the knee bone.
Patella
This protects your heart and lungs from knocks and bumps.
The ribs.
Define cranium.
The skull
It makes blood cells so the rest of the body can use them.
How many joints are in the body?
230
What is the strongest bone in the body?
Tibia
This bone is the central support for the body.
The spine
Define tendon.
Connective tissue that connects bones to tendons.
Why are gliding joints important?
They allow the bones to glide past one another in any direction along the plane of the joint — up and down, left and right, and diagonally.
How are giraffes and humans related? Skeletal connections
Humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their necks.
Where is blood marrow found?
In the center of the bone.
How do the curves in mammals backs support the body?
It allows the spine to support and balance the body on two legs.
Define false ribs.
The last five pairs of ribs.
Name the three major functions of the skeletal system.
Protect our vital organs. It gives us shape. It allows us to move.
How many bones are in a adult human's set of hands and feet?
106
Name two ways you know blood is alive.
They grow and repair cells. They need food (which is brought to them by the blood).
Name three bones that protect the lower leg.
Patella, Fibula, Tibia, Femur,Coccyx, Sacrum, and Hip bone
Define metacarpus.
Hand bones