Skeletal System

What is the function of the skull?

• To protect our brain

• To protect our heart and lungs

• To protect our backbone

How many bones are in the adult human body?

• 260

• 280

• 208

• 206

Name this bone.

• femur
• radius
• tibia

Name this bone.

• patella
• phalange
• femur

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in red

• sternum

• ribs

• femur

• vertebrae

The ribs protect your...

• heart
• lungs
• liver
• all of the above

Which of the following best describes the job of the skeletal system?

• Gives shape and support to the body.

• Sends messages from the stomach to the brain.

• Brings in and breaks down all nutrients for the body

What bone is highlighted?

• Skull (Cranium)

• Mandible

• Clavicle

• Scapula

Who has more bones: an adult or a baby?

• baby
• adult
• both have the same
• neither have bones

_________ are where two or more bones in your body come together.

• Bones

• Joints

• Cartilage