Skeletal System

What is a joint?

• the space between your fingers

• a socket

• a place where two or more bones meet

• where a bone sits in the body

What are ligaments?

• specialized cells

• tissue that connects joints

• tissue that connects cartilage

• tissue that connects bone to bone

What is marrow?

• hard tissue that uses red blood cell

• soft tissue in the bone that makes red blood cells

• red blood cells

• joints that use red blood cells

What is the Skeletal System made up of?

• Bones

• Joints

• Tissue

• Specialized Cells

What does the Skeletal System do?

• Provides a foundation, protection, and gives shape and support

• Provides the body with only a foundation

• Gives the body its shape

• Provides the body the support it needs to walk

How many bones are in the human body?

• 205

• 216

• 206

• 210

What two materials are the outside of bones made out of?

• Calcium and Iron

• Calcium and Helium

• Calcium and Phosphorus

• Calcium and Red Blood Cells

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

How is cartilage helpful?

• Acts like a shock absorber for bones

• keeps the bones from rubbing together

• acts like a shock absorber for joints

• acts like a shock absorber for all the organ systems

Where can you find cartilage?

• Nails, teeth and eyeballs

• ears, tip of the nose and lining the surface of the joints

• lips, ears and the tip of your nose

• head, shoulders, knees and toes

True or False:

There are 2 types of marrow: red & yellow.

• True

• False