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Bones
Answer the following questions !
How many bones do grown-ups have ? ________________________________________________________________________
What is the outer surface of a bone like ? _____________________________________________________________________
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Describe the hollow part of a bone! What is it filled with? What is produced there ? _________________________________
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Why do we need our spine ? What does it help us do ? ___________________________________________________________
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What do your ribs protect ? _________________________________________________________________________________
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Name one bone in your skull that you can move !_______________________________________________________________
Each arm is attached to a ___________________________________________________________________________________
What is the pelvis ? ________________________________________________________________________________________
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The longest bone in our body is called the ____________________________________________________________________
What do bones in your feet help you do ? _____________________________________________________________________
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What are joints for ? _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Why do they have fluids in them? ____________________________________________________________________________
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What do bones need to make them hard ? _____________________________________________________________________
What is osteoporosis? ______________________________________________________________________________________
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What can you do to protect your bones and help them become strong ?
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Bones
Name the important bones of your body .
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Down
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row of bones down the middle of your back
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the bones of your head
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the longest bone in our body
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to bite many times
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element that is soft and white. It makes our 5.
bones strong
very thin piece of skin that connects parts of your
body
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if something is empty inside
an object that is soft and full of holes
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organ inside your head that controls how you 7.
think and feel
10. a place that holds two bones together
11. a joint that connects the foot to the leg
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easy to bend and turn
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Bones
Multiple choice questions
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How many bones do babies have in their bodies?
500
a.
your ribs
b.
400
b.
the spine with the skull
c.
200
c.
the leg with the foot
d.
300
d.
the upper with the lower part of your
body
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A joint is a place
has nerves and blood vessels in it
b.
has jelly in it
a.
that holds two bones together
c.
is full of red blood
b.
where bone marrow is produced
is the hard part of the bone
c.
where bones rub against each other
d.
with a lot of calcium
The rings in our spine are called
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When people suffer from osteoporosis they have
a.
cords
b.
vertebrae
a.
long bones
c.
ribs
b.
bones that are too hard
femur
c.
weak bones
d.
bones that don’t have enough marrow
d.
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a.
d.
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The pelvis connects
a.
2 The outer surface of a bone ….
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Ribs are connected to your
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In elderly people bones heal
a.
spine
b.
skull
a.
very fast
c.
shoulder
b.
very slowly
d.
elbow
c.
not at all
d.
only when they are operated on
When a baby grows older the bones in its skull
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When you suffer from arthritis
a.
disappear
b.
grow together
a.
the membranes become red
c.
become softer
b.
your ribs hurt
d.
get more blood
c.
your joints hurt
d.
your skull hurts
Your arm is connected to your
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If you want strong bones you should
a.
neck
b.
femur
a.
eat and drink dairy products
c.
shoulder blade
b.
not eat food with a lot of calcium
d.
pelvis
c.
eat vitamins
d.
eat a lot of fat