Bone Vocabulary

What is a break in a bone called?

• X-Ray

• Sprain

• Fracture

• Dislocation

Which vocabulary term means: "A column of bones that provides the main support for the body"?

• femur

• smooth muscle

• spine

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which vocabulary term means: "Spongy material that produces blood cells and is found in the center of the bone"?

• nerves

• veins

• bone marrow

Skeleton

• the network of solid materials that give an organism's body its structure

• the network of fluid materials that give an organism's body its structure

• the network of different cells that give an organism's body its structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Match each bone or description to the type of bone it fits under.

• Wrist and ankle bones

• Flat bone

• Vertebrae

• Irregular bone

• Patella

• Short bone

• Femur, finger bones, humerus

• Sesamoid bone

• Sternum, ribs

• Long bone

What is "P"

• Sternum

• Femur

• Humerus

• Costal

Match the images of bones to their bone shape.

• sesamoid bones

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• flat bones

• 
• short bones

• 
• long bones

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• irregular bones

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Calcium

• an element; a nutrient that most living things need to sleep

• an element; a nutrient that most living things do not need

• an element; a nutrient that most living things need for strong bones and teeth

Vertebrae

• the individual bones that stack to form the backbone of an animal

• a solid bone that forms the backbone of an animal

• the individual bones that forms the lungs of an animal

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Ligament

• a band of tissue that provides support between bones

• a band of tissue connecting muscles together

• a band of tissue connecting two bones in a joint