Skeletal System

Where are new blood cells created?

• In the scapula

• In bone marrow, located inside the bone

• In the patella

• In bone marrow, located inside the muscle tissue

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

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture; has immovable (fused) joints (a)  

• ribs
• tibia
• femur
• cranium

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted green

• fibula

• femur

• tibia

• phalanges

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted red that is the upper arm or forelimb, forming joints at the shoulder and the elbow

• ribs

• phalanges

• patella

• humerus

Identify the skeletal bone in the picture highlighted in green; cartilage surrounds this bone to act as a shock absorber

• femur

• mandible

• humerus

• patella

These tissues hold bones together at movable joints.

• cells
• ligaments
• organs
• tendons

What is the place at which 2 parts of the skeletal system meet?

• ligament
• joint
• bone
• organ

What bone is also known as your shoulder blade?

• Sternum

• Scapula

• Thorax

• Vertebrae

What bone is also known as your collar bone and links the sternum?

• scapula

• vertebrae

• humerus

• clavicle