The Skeletal System
Name:______________________________
Period/class: ________________________
Skeletal System
Key Vocabulary
Skeleton:
Internal skeleton:
External skeleton:
Joint:
Cartilage:
Ligament:
Tendon:
Fluid:
Skeletal system:
What BONES are in the body??:
Cranium:
Mandible:
Vertebrae:
Clavicle:
Scapula:
Sternum:
Rib:
Humerus:
Radius:
Ulna:
Pelvis:
Femur:
Tibia:
Fibula:
Patella:
Phalanges:
The Bone Structure
 Your skeletal system is like a
_______________________________________.
 We are held together by our
______________________________ &
______________________________.
 We have 4 different types of bones.
LongFlatShortIrregular Half of our 206 bones are found in our
_________________ &____________________.
 You want your bones to be _______________ but they
also still need to be ____________________ and
_____________________.
 ______________________ is very important to make your
bones strong, yet lightweight.
 _____________________ is created in the bones in the
middle, soft, spongy section called __________________
______________________.
 When a bone breaks it’s called a _______________.
 __________________ along with _______________ makes our
bones stronger and able to heal themselves after an
injury.
What is the skeletal system?
1- The skeletal system has several purposes. Two of these
include helping us to ______________ & to help our bodies make
____________ blood cells.
2- The body contains approximately __________ bones.
3- The vertebral column protects the _________________
______________ from injury. This is important because injuries to
this can paralyze a person.
4- The human body contains __________ pairs of ribs.
5- The _________________ joint is the most mobile joint in the body.
6- The femur, or ________________ bone is the longest in the body.
7- Another name for your knee cap is your _________________.
8- By definition, a sprain is the stretching and/or tearing of the
_____________________ that hold bones together.
9- What is osteoporosis?
10- Two things you can do to treat osteoporosis and
strengthen your bones are __________________ & ____________________.
11- Another name for a break or crack in a bone is a ____________.
12- ________________________ is the wearing away of cartilage in a
body joint.
13- Red blood cells are formed in ____________ ___________________
of certain bones.
14- Our bodies produce approximately ___________ ________________
red blood cells every second!!!
Exercise and Your Bones
What types of activities help to strengthen your bones?
https://www.presidentschallenge.org/motivated/strengthening.shtml
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Which activities do you participate in?
https://www.presidentschallenge.org/challenge/activities.shtml
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How long do you participate in these activities?
How long should you participate in these activities?
What types of foods help to strengthen your bones?
http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/ss/slideshow-superfoods-for-your-bones#
Schoolhouse rock video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ns2dkT2sIug
Here is the human body. Let’s try to label the bones!
marrow
protect
blood
shape
move
bones
skeleton
ribcage
tendon
minerals
skeletal
cranium
ligaments
jellyfish
There are around 206 ________________ in the adult human
body. These bones plus the connecting tissue make up the
_______________ system.
The skeletal system is very important for many reasons. Some
bones help _____________ our organs. The _____________,
for example, protects our brains and the ________________
protects our lungs.
The skeletal system also gives us our _______________.
Without a ______________, we would be shapeless blobs like a
______________ or an earthworm. Our bones, which are
connected by ______________, provide a frame for the rest
of the organs, giving us our unique body shape.
The skeletal system also helps us ______________. Muscles,
which are attached to bones by _______________, cause the
bones to move, which makes our bodies move.
Bones also help your body store ________________ such as
calcium. If there is too much calcium in the blood, some of it
becomes bone. If there is not enough calcium, then the bones
gives some to the blood.
Finally, another important function of bones is to produce
________________. Inside bones there is a soft substance
called ________________, which is used to make blood cells.
Need more practice labeling the skeleton?
Backbone/ spine
finger bone/ phalanges
heel/ calcaneous
hip bone/ pelvis
jaw bone
knee cap/ patella
lower arm bone/ radius
rib
shin bone/ tibia
skull/ cranium
thigh bone/ femur
toe bones/ metatarsals
upper arm bone/ humerus
Wordsearch
Breastbone
Calcium
Cartilage
Collarbone
Femur
Fibula
Hipbone
Humerus
Jawbone
Joint
Ligament
Marrow
Radius
Ribcage
Shoulder blade
Skull
Spine
Tendon
Tibia
Ulna
Vertebrae
Crossword
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grid to the left.
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4. The place where two bones meet.
1. Something that joins muscles to bone.
5. The triangle shaped bone in your upper back.
2. One of the bones in your spine.
8. The bone that holds your lower teeth.
3. Something that joins bone to bone.
10. The substance inside a bone that makes blood cells.
6. One of the lower leg bones.
13. The bone that protects your brains.
7. The largest bone in the human body.
15. The bone in your shoulders.
9. The bone in the center of the chest between the ribs.
16. One of the lower leg bones.
11. The collection of bones that protect your lungs.
17. Your backbone.
12. One of the forearm bones.
bones.
18. The upper arm bone a.k.a. your funny bone.
14. One of the forearm
Need more practice labeling the skeleton?