Skeletal and Muscular Systems Flashcard

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What does the skeleton do?

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The human skeleton protects vital organs, like your brain, heart and lungs; serves as the framework of the human body; and has joints that allow movement in your arms, legs and other appendages.

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Human babies and adults have the same number of bones. True or False?

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False

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Most ADULT humans have 206 bones.

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True

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The largest bone in the human body is: the tibia, the sternum, the femur

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the femur

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Do you have bones inside of your ear?

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Yes

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In a living human, bones are....

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Living and growing tissue

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All the bones in the human skeletal system are connected to another bone, except for one, the collarbone.

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False

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What is this called? Options: A fracture, A suture, A muscular spasm

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A fracture

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Bone marrow at the center of some of your bones produces new red blood cells.

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True

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Your muscles are attached to the bone with strong cords called .....

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tendons