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Grade 5
Skeleton
Question | Answer |
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How many bones does an adult body have? | 206 |
A baby starts life with how many bones? | 270 |
Your skull protects what 3 things? | brain eyes and ears |
Blood cells are made inside what? | Bones |
Each skeleton is the same or different? | Different |
Your bones give a surface for what to attach to? Muscles or jaw? | Muscles |
The nerves from your brain are protected by what? Spinal column or your feet? | Spinal column |
What does your rib cage protect? (2 things) | Lungs and heart |
What is the main mineral found in your body? (think what milk gives us) | Calcium |
Where are half of your bones located? | Hands & feet |
How many bones is the skull made of? | 29 different bones |
Which bone is called your funny bone? | Elbow |
How many red blood cells do bone make each day? | 1 million! |
What is the shock absorber in your body? Spine or Nose? | Spine |
Which bone is the strongest and heaviest? Femur or tibia? | Femur |
Femur is also called your thighbone or arm bone? | Thighbone |
Femur is located in your leg or arm? | Leg |
What is the jawbone called? Mandible or chewer? | Mandible |
What is a kneecap called? A patella or a mandible? | Patella |
What is the soft tissue that fills the hollow of the bone? Marrow or cartilage? | Marrow |