Your Body Moves

The bone along the middle of the back of humans and most animals is the ______________.

The place where two things are joined together is the ____________.

Tissues in the body that help the body move is ____________.

The bones of the body fitted together creates the ___________.

The bones in the head form the _________.

The cord of nerve tissue in the backbone is the ___________. (two words)

Choose all of the correct answers.

Which of the following are jobs done by the skeleton?

• breathes in air

• protects organs

• digests food

• holds weight

• helps the body move

The skull protects the:

• heart

• brain

• spinal cord

The spinal cord:

• carries blood through the spine

• protects the heart and brain

• carries messages from the brain

To move, your body needs:

• both bones and muscles

• muscles

• bones