The Skeletal System

Bones are constantly being remodeled.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Nutrition and exercise are not important for bone growth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

The human skeleton has two divisions- the axial and the appendicular.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Our bones provide a rigid framework, known as the ___________

Select all the functions of the skeleton.

• It supports the body.

• It makes body movement possible through the muscles attached to them.

• It is where millions of blood cells are produced.

• It stores important minerals like calcium.

• It harms the internal organs of the body.

The ____________ skeleton is made up of the bones in your head, neck, back and chest.

The ____________ skeleton includes the bones in your shoulders, pelvis and limbs, including your arms, hands, legs and feet.

It is also known as the jawbone.

• Skull

• Mandible

• Vertebral Column/Spinal

  Column/Backbone

• Ribs

• Sternum

It consists of cranial and facial bones. It protects the brain and the eyes.

• Skull

• Sacrum

• Vertebral Column/Spinal

  Column/Backbone

• Ribs

• Sternum

It protects our teeth.

• sacrum

• Mandible

• Vertebral Column/Spinal

  Column/Backbone

• Ribs

• Sternum