BPJ Bones

Which set of bones is in your back and holds up your body?

• skull

• spine

• joint

• arm

What happens after you break a bone?

• Your body connects the bone together and the bone heals.

• The bone will be broken forever.

• You body won't need bones anymore.

• You grow an extra bone.

What happens as you grow and change?

• Your bones stay the same.

• Your bones get smaller.

• Your bones don't need calcium when you're a grown up.

• Your bones grow and change too.

The smallest bone in your body is inside your ear. Which is the biggest bone?

• the thighbone in your leg

• a rib in your ribcage

• the jawbone in your skull

• a wrist bone in your wrist

Look at the board. What is the ribcage?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is bone marrow?

• the part of the bone that makes blood cells

• the bone that protects your brain

• the bone that protects your heart

• the place where two bones meet

Your bottom jawbone is the only bone in your head that can move. Why does it move?

• to see and look

• to listen and hear

• to talk and chew

• to smell and breathe

Which of these events happens FIRST?

• Moby breaks his arm.

• Moby falls off a scooter.

• Moby goes to the doctor.

• Moby gets a cast for his arm.

Which activity does NOT help your bones?

• eating a leafy green salad and drinking a glass of low fat milk

• wearing a helmet and body pads

• playing sports and getting enough exercise

• eating junk food and staying inside

A baby has about 300 soft bones. An adult has 206 bones. What happens?

• Babies digest their extra bones as they grow.

• Babies have lots of broken bones that need to heal.

• Some of the babies' soft bones slowly grow together.

• Adults lose bones when they stop drinking milk.