2.1.skeletal system hanan

The functions are the skeletal system are

• To support the body, protect the organs, store calcium, and produce blood cells

• to regulate the composition of body fluids by removing metabolic wastes and retain the balance of water, salt, and other nutrients

• to regulate and maintain bodily functions by producing hormones and releasing them into the blood stream

• to enable the diffusion of oxygen into the bloodstream and the removal of carbon dioxide from the bloodstream

What are the 2 organs in the skeletal system?

• muscles and joints

• joints and bones

• heart and lungs

• kidney and pancreas

What is cartilage?

• joints that connect bone to tissue

• Connective tissue that acts as balance for the body

• Connective tissue near joints that act as a shock absorber

• a piece of tissue that is attached to the scapula

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Where is cartilage, a connective tissue, located?

• Outside of the bone

• Around the muscle fibers

• In between bone and joints

• In between muscle and bone

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in red

• sternum

• ribs

• femur

• vertebrae

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in orange

• ribs

• mandible

• vertebrae

• humerus

Your spine or backbone is scientifically called

• vertebrae

• spine

• sternum

• femur

Which vital organ does your skull protect?

• Brain

• Stomach

• Heart

• Lungs

Your _______ protects your heart and lungs.

• skull

• shoulder

• knee

• rib cage

________ allow your bones to bend.

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Joints

• Veins