Skeletal System 2023

joint

• bones that are found in the skull, spinal column and wrist

• the place where two bones meet

• tough fibers which link bones together

• bones which have a shaft which contains marrow

ligament

• bones that are found in the skull, spinal column and wrist

• the place where two bones meet

• tough fibers which link bones together

• bones which have a shaft which contains marrow

long bone

• bones that are found in the skull, spinal column and wrist

• the place where two bones meet

• tough fibers which link bones together

• bones which have a shaft which contains marrow

marrow

• tough fibers which tie muscles to bones

• soft tissue found in the center of some bones which makes red and white blood cells and platelets

• bones which are found embedded in tendons

• bones which are cuboidal shaped and fond in the fingers and toes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

Ball and socket joints are found in your _____ and _____.

• skull, jaw

• hips, shoulders

• hands, feet

• elbows, knees

Hinge joints are found in your _____ and _____.

• skull, jaw

• hips, shoulders

• hands, feet

• elbows, knees

Your skeleton

• supports & shapes the body

• works with muscles to help you move

• helps protect important organs

• makes blood

• all of the above

Bones are alive and can heal.

• True

• False

The ________ is a set of bones in your chest that protects your heart & lungs.

• skull

• ribcage

• femur

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What protects the spinal cord?

• vertebrae

• body

• ribcage