PE - Skeletal System

What is the cranium?

• spine

• skull

• thigh

• arm

What does the cranium protect?

• heart

• eyes

• brain

• liver

What is the name of the largest bone in the body?

• scapula

• humerus

• femur

• cartilage

what is the purpose of the rib cage?

• helps us to think

• carries blood throughout the body

• protects our brain

• protects our vital organs

Where would you find the humerus?

• head

• leg

• arm

• knee

What connects bones and holds them together?

• ligaments

• brain

• trachea

• heart

Bones that make up the spine are called_____

• femur

• vertebrae

• cartilage

• marrow

Substance found inside some long bones that makes blood cells

• cartilage

• marrow

• ligament

• spongy bone

Soft rubbery tissue that keeps bones from rubbing together

• cartilage

• marrow

• ligament

• vertebrae

What can you infer from the fact that babies have more bones than adults?

• most adults suffer from bone loss

• teenagers also have more bones than adults

• babies shed some of their bones as they grow

• some babies' bones fuse together as they grow