Skeletal System LNE

Red blood cells are created in the...

• heart
• bone marrow
• brain
• bloodstream

One of the main functions of the skeletal system is to...

• break down food into nutrients
• take air into and out of the body
• protect our organs
• carries oxygen to our cells

How does the skeletal system benefit the digestive system?

• It supplies blood to the organs within the system
• It provides nutrients to organs within the system
• It supplies blood to organs within the system
• It protects organs within the system

What is another main function of the skeletal system?

• to clean the body
• to help us breathe
• to support the body
• deliver nutrients to the body

Which of the following best describes the job of the skeletal system?

• Send messages from the stomach to the brain
• Gives shape and support to the body
• Brings in and breaks down all nutrients for the body
• cleans our body of waster

Adults have about....

• 10 bones
• 150 bones
• 206 bones
• 1,000 bones

The ends of our bones are padded with a rubbery substance called....

• tendons
• joints
• ligaments
• cartilage

Our bones are attached to our muscles by...

• ligaments
• tendons
• cartilage
• joints

Bones are connected to each other by...

• tendons
• cartilage
• joints
• ligaments

Bones meet at the ....

• joints
• tendons
• ligaments
• cartilage