Science Skeletal system

the inner framework called the ------- supports the body

• bones

• fracture

• skeletal system

• joint

about ----- percent of an average adult's body weight is bone

• 20

• 80

• 70

• 50

the phrase ------- means that most rocks are hard because they are made up of minerals that are packed tightly together.

• rock as hard

• rocks are hard

• hard as rock

• hard as a rock

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the skeletal system in an adults body consists of ---- bones

• 206

• 205

• 306

• 2066

the backbone, which is also called ------- is the center of the skeleton.

• vertebrae

• vertebra

• vertebral column

• joint

what is the singular of "vertebrae"

• vertebre

• vertebera

• vertebrae

• vertebra

a ---- is where two bones come together

• bones

• joint

• ligaments

• cartilage

----- and ------ are minerals that help keep the bones strong.

• calcium and phosphorus

• minerals and food

• ligaments and cartilage

• exercise and water

A ------- allows one bone to slide over another

• pivot joint

• ball-and-socket joint

• gliding joint

• hinge joint

the ---- provides shape and support, enables the body to move, protects organs, produces blood cells, and stores minerals and other materials that the body needs.

• structure

• fracture

• bones

• skeleton