Skeletal System

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Answer the following questions after you have viewed the video.

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1. The body consists of approximately how many bones? ________________

2. The bones provide the body with _____________ and ________________.
A. structure and support
B. support and posture
C. strength and support
D. posture and strength

3. How many cranium bones protect the brain? _____________

4. One of the jobs of the vertebal column is to protect_________.
A. heart
B. lungs
C. spinal cord
D. brain

5. The ribs protect _____________.
A. spinal cord and brain
B. heart and lungs
C brain and heart
D. lungs and spinal cord

6. The ribs 1-7 are called the ________________ ribs.

7. The ribs 8-12 are called the ________________ ribs.

8. What is the longest bone called? _______________________

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Write the letter of the name of the bones.

Shoulder bone _______
Collar _______
Shoulder to elbow bone _______
Elbow to wrist bone (pinkie side) _______
Elbow to wrist bone (thumb side) _______
Wrist _______
Hand bones _______
Fingers _______
Hips _______
Thigh bone _______
Shin bone _______
Behind the shin bone _______
Knee cap _______
Ankle_______
Foot bones_______
Toes _______

a. Phalanges
b. Scapula
c. Carpals
d. Metatarsals
e. Femur
f. Ulna
g. Humerus
h. Clavicle
i. Fibula
j. Phalanges
k. Pelvic
l. Metacarpals
m. Tarsals
n. Radius
o. Patella
p. Tibia