Foss Science-Joints and Muscles

There are ore than 200 ______in the human body.

• veins

• bones

• joints

• cartilage

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CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

The _______of a joint determines how that part of the body will move.

• shape

• bone

• slippery tissue

• cartilage

________is a smooth tissue that covers the end of bones.

• Vein

• Bone

• Muscle

• Cartilage

Cartilage is kept ______by a special fluid, allowing bones to move against one another with less rubbing.

• condense

• mocus

• dry

• slippery

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

A ______joint is simple and works like the ______of a door.

• hinge

• muscle

• ball and socket

• gliding

Hind joints are found at the ______, ______, _______, and _______.

• knees, elbows, fingers, toes

• muscles, knees, elbows, fingers,

• knees, head, elbows, fingers,

• knees, elbows, shoulders, fingers,

_________joints allow bones to swivel in nearly any direction.

• Hinge

• muscle

• Ball and socket

• Gliding

Ball-and-socket joints are found at the _______and ______.

• knee, shoulder

• elbow, hip

• fingers, hip

• shoulder, hip

_____joints are found in the ______and spine, the _______, and ankles.

• Gliding, knee, shoulder

• Ball-and-socket, neck, hip

• Gliding, neck, wrists

• shoulder, hip

Horses have special ______that prevent ending of the front legs.

• joints

• tendons

• veins

• nerves

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CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4