Introduction to the Skeletal System review

​ ​ ​ ​ Match the letters in the image to the part of the skeletal system.

• A

• bones

• B

• ligaments

• C

• cartilage

• D

• joints

Hemopoiesis occurs in the ____ bone marrow.

The mineral _____ is stored within bone tissue.

Yellow bone marrow found within bones:

• stores calcium

• stores fat

• makes new blood cells

• protects soft, internal organs

Match the images of bones to their bone shape.

• flat bones

• 
• long bones

• 
• irregular bones

• 
• sesamoid bones

• 
• short bones

• 

Match the images of bones to their bone shape.

• sesamoid bone

• 
• short bones

• 
• irregular bones

• 
• flat bone

• 
• long bones

• 

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The external surface of every bone organ is covered in ​ ​ (a)   . Internally, ​ (b)   contains many small openings filled with ​ (c)   .

• compact bone tissue
• spongy bone tissue
• red bone marrow
• yellow bone marrow

Functions of the skeletal system include:

• storage of fat and minerals

• movement

• protection of soft, internal organs

• hemopoiesis

• providing a rigid framework for the body