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Skeleton Muscles
Science Unit 8 Lesson 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many bones are in your skeletal system? | 206 |
| What is the function of your skeletal system? | Support your body and give it shape and protect your internal organs |
| What supports your body, give it shape, and protects your internal organs? | Skeletal system |
| What are bones made of? | Living tissue and minerals |
| What is an important mineral in your bones? | Calcium |
| What is the bendable material in bones? | Cartilage |
| What parts of your body are made of cartilage? | Ears and nose |
| What is does cartilage do? | Act like a cushion between bones that meet |
| What causes your body to move? | Muscles |
| What are muscles? | Organs that contract, shorten, and relax or lengthen to move bones |
| What are organs that contract, shorten, relax or lengthen to move bones | Muscles |
| What are the three types of muscles? | Smooth, cardiac, and skeletal |
| What is an organ made up of smooth muscles? | Stomach |
| What types of muscles are in the stomach? | Smooth |
| What muscles make up the heart? | Cardiac |
| What organ do cardiac muscles make up? | The heart |
| What do cardiac muscles need to do their job? | Oxygen |
| What are skeletal muscles connected to? | Bones |
| How are skeletal muscles connected to bones? | Tendons |
| What is the function of tendons | Connects muscles to bones |
| Skeletal muscles can only do what to bones? | Pull |
| What can’t skeletal muscles do to bones? | Push |
| What is your largest organ? | Skin |
| What is the function of skin? | Protect your internal organs Keeps you from disease Keeps you cool by sweating |
| How many layers does your skin have? | 2 |
| What is the layer of skin you see? | Epidermis |
| What is the epidermis? | The outside layer of skin that you see |
| What is the dermis? | The thick layer beneath the epidermis |
| What is the thick layer beneath the epidermis | Dermis |