Science

What system is your body's central framework?

• Integumentary

• Muscular

• Skeletal

What also integrates functionally with the cardiovascular system as every second, millions of fresh blood cells pour out of the bone marrow.

• Skin

• Skeletal

• Skeleton

• Skull

What is a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. lendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A tendon serves to move the bone or structure.

• Tendons

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

What is more flexible than bone but stiffer than muscle. It protects your joints and bones and acts as a shock absorber throughout your body at the end of your bones reduces friction and prevents them from rubbing together.

• TENDONS

• CARTILAGE

• LIGAMENTS

These are strong bands or straps of fibrous tissue that provide Support to bones and link bone ends together in and around joints and they are made of collagen-a tough, elastic protein

• TENDONS

• CARTILAGE

• LIGAMENTS

An infant may have as many as ___ bones. As thhe child grows older, many of these bones fuse to become single bones.

• 250 bones

• 300 bones

• 350 bones

• 365 bones

consists of the skull in the head, hyoid in the neck, vertebral column at the back, sternum or breastbone and ribs

• Axial skeleton

• Appendicular skeleton

• Long skeleton

• Skeleton

includes the upper appendages or arms and the lower appendages or legs

• Axial skeleton

• Appendicular skeleton

• Long skeleton

• Skeleton

Bones are about as long as they are wIde. Located in the wrist and ankle joints short bones provide stability and some novement

• Long bones

• Irregular bones

• Flat bones

• Short bones

• Sesamoid bones

Are bones embedded in tendons. These small, round bones are commonly found in the tendons of the hands, knees, and feet.

• Long bones

• Irregular bones

• Flat bones

• Short bones

• Sesamoid bones