| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Purposes of the Skeletal System: | a. Gives you shape and size. |
| Purposes of the Skeletal System: | b. Helps you move with the help of the muscles |
| Purposes of the Skeletal System: | c. Makes red blood cells. |
| Purposes of the Skeletal System: | d. Protects your organs |
| Purposes of the Skeletal System: | e. Stores calcium |
| Ways to keep your bones healthy: So you do not have soft bones also known as Osteoporosis | Eat foods with calcium, milk yogurt, cheese, broccoli. Eat foods with phosphorus – meat, eggs, fish, cheese. Also get plenty of Exercise |
| Osteoporosis | Condition that causes Soft bones |
| Calcium Robbers are – Limit Having these: | Nicotine(smoking), soda, sugar, alcohol, too much salt, being overweight |
| What is a Tendon? | Thick tissue that connects muscles to bones |
| What are Ligaments ? | Thick tissue that connects bones to bones |
| What is Cartilage? | Tissue on the end of bones, your nose is mostly made of cartilage. |
| Bones: Your Head | Skull/Cranium |
| Bones: Shoulder Joint | Clavical |
| Bones: Center of Chest | Sternum |
| Bones: Center of the back | Spine |
| Bones: Holds your legs in place | Pelvis |
| Bones: Fingers | Metacarpals |
| Bones: Wrist | Ulna |
| Bones: Forearm | Radius |
| Bones: Upper Arm Bone by shoulder | Humerous |
| Bones: Upper leg bone by hips | Femur |
| Bones: Knee | Patella |
| Bones: Lower leg bone | Tibia or shin |
| Bones: Lower leg bone outer thin | Fibula |
| Bones: Foot | Metatarsals |
