Moving and Growing (revision)

About how many bones are in an adult human body?

• 106

• 300

• 306

• 206

The function of our ribcage is to protect the brain?

• True

• False

The strongest bone in a human body is the femur.

• True

• False

Check ALL of the answers that are true. The skeleton helps us survive by helping with ...

• Protecting our internal organs

• Movement

• Sleep

• Breaking down food

• Support our body

Bones are

• Living tissues

• Not able to bend

• Found inside our body

• Can mend and repair themselves

• All of the above

What is the function of the vertebra (also called the backbone or spine)?

• Protects the inside of the body

• Helps pump blood throughout the body

• Supports the body and keeps it upright (straight)

If we did not have a skeleton, we would not survive.

• True

• False

An animal with a backbone is called?

• Vertebrate

• Invertebrate

Which of the animal below has its skeleton on the outside (exoskeleton)?

• Lobster

• Cat

• Snake

• Dolphin

Do muscles work in pairs?

• Yes

• No