The Skeletal System Rev & Rei

Which one is not a function of the skeleton?

• Gives body shape and support

• Allows movement

• Protect from outside

• Stores minerals and other important substances

What can people do to help keep their bones healthy and srtrong?

• Have a balanced diet and get regular exercise

• Eat what you want and get a lot of exercise

• Have a diet and get irregular exercise

• Have a balanced diet and get irregular exercise

What do movable joints enable to the body to do?

• To keep balance

• To protect bones

• To make different movements

• To stay still

What are the four types of movable joints?

• Hinge

• Gliding

• Ball-and-Socket

• Pivot

• Ball-and-Soccer

What are three characteristics that show that bones are living structures?

• Grow

• Develop

• Repair themselves

• Reproduce

• Produce substances

A thick layer of hard, dense material that contains minerals

• Compact bone

• Spongy bone

• Marrow

• Cartilage

A place where 2 bones come together

• ligament

• cartilage

• joint

• vertebrae

A condition in which bones become weak and break easily

• osteoporosis

• osteopenia

• bone frecture

• arthritis

the 26 bones that make up the backbone

• vertebrae

• vertevral column

• Spongy bone

• Skeleton

soft connective tissue that produces blood blood cells or stores fat

• Marrow

• Soft bone

• Spongy bone

• Marroon