Bones, Joints and other Skeleton Stuff

Your FEMUR is...

• A sliding joint

• The largest bone in your body

• The soft cushion between two bones

• What you get when you have a cold

Answer explanation

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The hinged bone that lets you talk and eat is called the...

• Cranium or Skull

• Humerus

• Mandible or Jawbone

• Calcium

What protects our organs?

• Ribs or Ribcage

• Scapula or Shoulder Blade

• Vertebrae or Spine

Where you can find a spine, wrist and skull?

• In my computer

• In our skeleton

• In my house

• In the window

Name this bone, and don't laugh, because it's not funny when you bump it!

• Femur

• Humerus

• Tibia

What bone is the arrow pointing to?

• Ribs or Ribcage

• Spine or Backbone

• Scapula or Shoulder Blades

• Clavicle or Collarbone

How many bones are in an adult human's body?

• 2006

• 26

• 2060

• 206

What are the bones that protect your brain called?

• Cranium or Skull

• Ear Bones

• Mandible or Jawbone

• Clavicle or Collarbone

Why do you think the bones of your skeleton are different shapes and sizes?

• So they fit together like a puzzle

• So clothes fit you just right

• God gave each bone a different job to do

A HINGE JOINT allows your skeleton to move forward or backwards. Which of these areas use hinge joints?

• Shoulder

• Neck

• Elbow

• Hip

• Knee