Unit 3 Lesson 2 Vocabulary

the bones that are located down the center or axis of a vertebrate's body

• axial bones

• spine

strong, elastic tissue that can be found in places like the tip of the nose and the top of the ear

• cranium

• cartilage

the skull; the hard bones that protect the brain and give the head its shape

• cranium

• spine

the backbone; the series of vertebrae that extend from the neck to the tailbone

• cranium

• spinal column

a form or shape; something that is made up of a number of parts arranged together

• structure

• axial bones

Match the following

• expand

• to get bigger

• pelvis

• the small, "outside home" in the lower part of your leg

• cranium

• hip bones

• fibula

• parts of your body made of cells and tissues that perform a specific job

• organs

• skull

Match the following

• tibia

• shinbone

• scapula

• your bones

• skeletal system

• skull

• sternum

• shoulder blade

• head

• breastbone

small bones that are part of the spinal column or backbone

• vertebrae

• scapula

3 parts of the axial bones

• skull

• backbone

• rib cage

• tibia

There are ________ bones in the body.