Skeletal System

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

• skull

• spine

• joint

• arm

Your skeleton

• supports & shapes the body

• works with muscles to help you move

• helps protect important organs

• makes blood

• all of the above

Bones are alive and can heal.

• True

• False

The set of bones inside your head that protects your brain is called ____________.

• femur

• backbone

• skull

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

• skull

• ribcage

• femur

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

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

The joint that moves in one direction, like a door

• ball and socket joint

• hinge joint

• pivot joint

• gliding joint

This attaches bone to bone

• cartilage

• tendon

• ligament

The part of the bone that makes red blood cells.

• cartilage

• tendon

• ligament

• bone marrow