Skeletal System

What are the important functions of the skeletal system?

• gets nutrients out of the food you eat

• carries messages through your spinal cord to your brain

• Protects your organs and gives your body shape

• helps our body take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide

Bone marrow is one of the layers of bones that make

• blood cells

• tendons

• joints

• rocks

The skeletal system needs which of these to move?

• long bones

• muscles

• flat bones

• short bones

Three important bones are your

• long bones, short bones and flat bones

• compact bone, cancellous bone and bone marrow

• skull, spine and ribcage

• stirrup, femur and teeth

Your skull, spine and rib cage are imprtant because they

• attach to your spine

• lets you stand and sit

• protects your organs

• connects your hip to your knee