Bones Terms

Define Calcium

• Mineral important for strong bones
• tough, flexible material found in the nose, outer ear, and joints
• Bones found in the head, hips, and shoulder; These bones look like broken plates
• Legs and arms

Define Cartilage

• Mineral important for strong bones
• tough, flexible material found in the nose, outer ear, and joints
• Bones found in the head, hips, and shoulder; These bones look like broken plates
• Legs and arms

Define Flat Bones

• Mineral important for strong bones
• tough, flexible material found in the nose, outer ear, and joints
• Bones found in the head, hips, and shoulder; These bones look like broken plates
• Legs and arms

Define Limbs

• Mineral important for strong bones
• tough, flexible material found in the nose, outer ear, and joints
• Bones found in the head, hips, and shoulder; These bones look like broken plates
• Legs and arms

Define Long Bones

• bones found in the arms, legs, and fingers; these bones are shaped like pipes or pencils
• soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells
• the bones of the body; these bones support and give shape to the body while protecting the organs
• bones of the head and face
• part of the body that is not the limbs or skull

Define Marrow

• bones found in the arms, legs, and fingers; these bones are shaped like pipes or pencils
• soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells
• the bones of the body; these bones support and give shape to the body while protecting the organs
• bones of the head and face
• part of the body that is not the limbs or skull

Define Skeleton

• bones found in the arms, legs, and fingers; these bones are shaped like pipes or pencils
• soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells
• the bones of the body; these bones support and give shape to the body while protecting the organs
• bones of the head and face
• part of the body that is not the limbs or skull

Define skull

• bones found in the arms, legs, and fingers; these bones are shaped like pipes or pencils
• soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells
• the bones of the body; these bones support and give shape to the body while protecting the organs
• bones of the head and face
• part of the body that is not the limbs or skull

Define Trunk

• bones found in the arms, legs, and fingers; these bones are shaped like pipes or pencils
• soft tissue inside bones that makes blood cells
• the bones of the body; these bones support and give shape to the body while protecting the organs
• bones of the head and face
• part of the body that is not the limbs or skull

What are the five basic functions of the skeleton?

• It supports your body
• it stores minerals
• it allows you to move
• it protects your internal organs
• it makes blood cells