Skeletal System

Your skeletal system contains many joints, which allow

• vision

• movement

• digestion

• emotional support

your skeletal system helps store minerals, including calcium

• true

• false

How do the ribs support the heart and lungs?

• they don't, because they are a separate system

• the ribs provide protection to the heart and lungs

• the ribs tickle the heart to make it beat

• the ribs only support the liver and stomach

bone marrow inside the bones makes red blood cells

• true

• false

the human skeleton provides a strong, stable framework that is capable of movement

• true

• false

when a bone is broken or cracked, it is called a

• sprain

• dislocation

• strain

• fracture

When bones become brittle and weak and can break easily from a minor fall, a person might suffer from

• fracture

• strain

• osteoporosis

• cancer

what is a type of cancer that can negatively affect bone marrow and blood cell production

• ovarian

• leukemia

• lung

• breast

avoiding alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is helpful to the skeletal system

• true

• false

eating a balanced diet is helpful to the skeletal system

• true

• false