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The skeletal system
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5th Grade
05/12/2010

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Term
Your skeletal system is made up of
____, _________, and the __________ ______ that holds bones together.
Definition
1.bones
2. cartilage
3. connective tissue
Term
When you were born most of your skeleton was made of
a. compact bone
b. cartilage
c. spongy bone
d. osteoblasts
Definition
b
Term
What are two parts of your body that are made out of cartilage?
a.hair and nails
b. ear lobes and jaw bone
c. teeth and gums
d. end of nose and top of ear
Definition
d
Term
What are the four functions of the skeletal system?
Definition
1.protection
2. storage
3.movment
4. blood cell formation
Term
Your heart and lungs are protected by ____, your spinal cord is protected by _________, and your brain is protected by the ____.
Definition
1.ribs
2.vertebrae
3.skull
Term
Bones store ________.
Definition
minerals
Term
Some of your bones are filled up with a special material called ______, which makes blood cells.
Definition
marrow
Term
The minerals found in bones are deposited by living cells called __________.
Definition
osteoblasts
Term
put spongy bone or compact bone next to the deffinitions
a. It has many open spaces
b. It is rigid and dense
c. It contains small blood vessels
d. It provides most of the strength for bones
Definition
1.spongy
2.compact
3.compact
4.spongy
Term
what is the difference between red and yellow marrow?
Definition
red:red/white blood cells
yellow: fat
Term
a gliding joint is:
Definition
the type of joint found in the hand and wrist
Term
ligaments are:
Definition
connective tissue that connects the bones in a joint
Term
fixed joints are:
Definition
allows little or no movement
Term
a joint is:
Definition
where two or more bones meet
Term
a hinge joint is:
Definition
allows you to flex and extend
Term
a ball-and- socket joint is:
Definition
allows movement in all directions
Term
what are three different ways the skeleton system can become injured.
Definition
1. fractures
2.brocken bone
3. dislocated
Term
a disease that causes bones to become less dense is called ____________.
Definition
osteopotosis
Term
A disease that may cause joints to swell or stiffen is called _________.
Definition
arthritus
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