Chapter 11
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The Skeletal System
Name:_____________________
Class Period:_________
Name _________________________
Chapter 11
Class ____________________
Date _______
Personal Inventory
Healthy Bones, Muscles, and Nerves
There are a number of ways that you can maintain the health of your skeletal,
muscular, and nervous systems. Consider the following healthy choices. How
often do you make them part of your life?
For each example, check the appropriate column.
Healthy Choices
Always
Usually
Sometimes Seldom/
Never
I eat foods high in calcium,
such as milk products, dark
green leafy vegetables, tofu,
and legumes.
I get regular medical checkups.
I exercise regularly.
I vary my exercise routine.
I warm up, stretch, and cool
down as part of my exercise
routine.
I drink plenty of water before
and during exercise.
I practice good posture
when using the computer.
I use a seat belt when riding
in a motor vehicle.
I wear a helmet when I ride
a bicycle, play contact sports,
or use inline skates.
I refuse to use illegal drugs,
including anabolic steroids.
Review your responses. In what ways can you improve your habits?
What is your favorite form of exercise? List the kinds of risks that are part of that
activity and choices you can make to reduce those risks.
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Skeletal System
Stanley the Skeleton
1. What is the skull called? __________________________________________
2. What is the Jaw bone? ____________________________________________
3. What is the set of bones in the back? ________________________________
4. How many vertebra are there? _____________________________________
5. What is the ‘tail bone’? ___________________________________________
6. What is another name for the chest? _________________________________
7. What is the collar bone called? _____________________________________
8. What is the bone where all the ribs connect? ___________________________
9. What are the three types of bones in the hand and fingers, in order?
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10. What is the bone of the upper arm? __________________________________
11. What are the two bones of the forearm? ______________________________
12. What are the hip bones called? _____________________________________
13. What is the ‘thigh’ bone? __________________________________________
14. What is the knee cap? ____________________________________________
15. What are the two bones of the lower leg? _____________________________
16. What is the heel bone? ____________________________________________
17. What are the bones of the foot and toes, in order?
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Skeleton Diagram
Use this page to make a diagram of the skeletal system. Use the skeleton diagram on
page 267 and be sure to include all the bones you listed in the ‘Stanley the skeleton’ assignment.
Skeletal joints
For each type of joint, write the type of joint, an example of each and a description of
how the joint works.
1. __________________________________________________________________
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2. __________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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3. __________________________________________________________________
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4. __________________________________________________________________
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5. __________________________________________________________________
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Muscular System
Muscular System Video
1. Does a muscular person have more muscles than a smaller person?
_____
2. What are the three types of muscles?
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
3. Smooth muscles make up what? __________________________
4. What do you think throwing up is called? __________________
5. What does cardiac muscle make up? ______________________
6. What is the heart also known as? _________________________
7. What is an example of a skeletal muscle? __________________
8. What is the difference between voluntary and involuntary muscles?
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9. What controls the voluntary muscles? _____________________
____________________________________________________
10. Give a brief explanation of how muscle action works: ________
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11. when you flex your bicep which muscle is the flexor? _________
12. When you flex your bicep which muscle is the extensor? ______
13. What are the shoulder muscles called? _____________________
14. what are the chest muscles? _____________________________
15. Where are the quadriceps? ______________________________
16. Where are the Gluteus Maximus located? __________________
17. What are two things you should do to keep a healthy body?
1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
Name _________________________
Section 11-1
Class ____________________
Date _______
Note Taking Guide
Your Skeletal System
(pp. 266–271)
Functions of the Skeletal System
1. List the five main roles of the skeletal system.
a.
b. _______________________________________________________________
c. _______________________________________________________________
d. _______________________________________________________________
e. _______________________________________________________________
Bones and Joints
2. Complete the outline by adding details about bones and joints.
I. Bones and Joints
A. Development of bones
1. A newborn’s skeleton is made mostly of cartilage.
2. During ossification, _________________________________________.
3. After ossification, __________________________________________.
B. Structure of bones
1. The two types of bone tissue are ______________________________.
2. Red marrow produces ______________________________________.
3. Yellow marrow stores ______________________________________.
C. Joints
1. Joints allow for _____________________________________________.
2. Joints protect bones from _____________________________________.
3. Four types of movable joints are ______________________________
_________________________________________________________.
4. Ligaments are ______________________________________________
_________________________________________________________.
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Class ____________________
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Date _______
(continued)
Keeping Healthy
3. Complete the graphic organizer with details about keeping your
skeletal system healthy.
Effect
Behavior
Eat foods that contain calcium,
phosphorus, and other
nutrients that are important
for bone health.
a. ______________________________
______________________________
Get plenty of weight-bearing
exercise.
b. ______________________________
Wear appropriate safety
equipment and seat belts.
c. ______________________________
Warm up and stretch before
physical activity.
d. ______________________________
See a doctor if you experience
bone or joint pain.
e. ______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
______________________________
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Chapter 11 Section 1 Review
Answer the questions in Section 1 Review on pg. 271 below using your notes and what
you have read in section 1 pgs. 266-271.
1. List the 5 main roles of the skeletal system.
a. ___________________________________
b. ___________________________________
c. ___________________________________
d. ___________________________________
e. ___________________________________
2. Explain the function of bones.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
3. Describe the two types of bone marrow.
a. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
4. What is a joint? Describe the function of moveable joints in the body.
__________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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5. Identify four ways you can help your skeletal system stay healthy.
a. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
d. ____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
Name _________________________
Section 11-1
Class ____________________
Date _______
Quiz
Write the letter of the correct answer in the space provided.
1. a tissue found in the spaces of bones
a. cartilage
2. the ends of bones in a joint are forced
b. marrow
out of place
c. ligament
3. a break in a bone
d. fracture
4. a soft, flexible supportive tissue that is
e. dislocation
replaced by bone during ossification
f. scoliosis
5. a strong, fibrous band that connects
bones at joints
Decide whether each statement is true or false. Write true or false in the space provided.
6. The skeleton gives the body its basic shape.
7. One role of the skeletal system is to produce blood cells.
8. Bones are nonliving structures that do not change once you are
finished growing.
9. Joints enable the skeletal system to move.
10. If you consume enough calcium, you don’t need to exercise for
bone health.
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