Ditton Park Functions of the skeletal system

How do muscles cause movement?

• Muscles attach to the bones and push the bones

• Muscles attach to the bones and pull the bones

• Muscles attach to the bones and so nothing

• Muscles attach to muscles

What does the skeleton produce?

• White and Pink blood cells

• Red and blue blood cells

• Red and white blood cells

• white and blue blood cells

what are the functions of red blood cells?

• Carry oxygen to muscles
• Carry carbon dioxide to the muscles

• Fight infection

• Help the muscles stop after exercise

what are the functions of a white blood cell?

• Help carry oxygen to the brain

• They do nothing just a waste product

• Help fight infection

• Help increase fat burnt when exercising

Which function of the skeleton is most relevant during a powerful rugby tackle?

what does the cranium protect?

• Heart

• Brain

• Lungs

• small intestine

pick one of the 6 functions and explain why it is so important