Skeletal System

Your skeleton

• supports & shapes the body

• works with muscles to help you move

• helps protect important organs

• makes blood

• all of the above

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The ________ is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs.

• skull

• ribcage

• femur

The human skeleton can be subdivided into two parts, what part is made up of the skull, sternum, vertebral column and rib cage?

• appendicular
• axial

One function of the skeletal system is _______ especially in regards to the vital organs, such as the brain, heart, and lungs.

• Protection
• Storage
• Synthesis
• Movement

True or False:

Babies have more bones than adults.

• True

• False

The skeletal system works with the ______________ to help your body move.

• digestive system

• circulatory system

• respiratory system

• muscular system

The place where two bones meet is called a ___________. Some examples include the hip, shoulder, elbow, etc.

• tendon

• joint

• blood vessel

• ligament

How many bones are in an adult?

• 200

• 203

• 206

• 209

The bones in your back are made up of what?

• Fingers

• Phalanges

• Vertebrate

• Toes

What bone is highlighted?

• Ribs

• Vertebrae

• Clavicle

• Femur

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