Skeletal System

Front

What is the function of the skeletal system?

Back

The skeletal system provides structure, support, and protection for the body, facilitates movement, and produces blood cells.

Front

What is the name of the bone that forms the lower jaw?

Back

Mandible.

Front

What is the outer membrane that surrounds bones called?

Back

Periosteum.

Front

What is the process called when cartilage turns into bone?

Back

Ossification.

Front

What are the bones that protect the chest area called?

Back

Ribs.

Front

What is the longest bone in the human body?

Back

Femur.

Front

What is the name of the bone that connects the arm to the body?

Back

Clavicle.

Front

What is the term for the soft tissue inside bones that produces blood cells?

Back

Bone marrow.

Front

What type of bone is found at the ends of long bones?

Back

Spongy bone.

Front

What is the name of the bone that forms the forehead?

Back

Frontal bone.