Question | Answer |
what joint is found in the skull and ribs? | immovable joint |
what joint is found in the knees and elbows? | hinge joint |
what joint is found in the vertebrae in the neck? | pivot joint |
what joint is found in the shoulders and hips? | ball and socket joint |
what joint is found in the wrists and ankles? | gliding joint |
where are red blood cells are produced? | red bone marrow |
which joints allow little to no movement? | immovable joints |
what is the strong connective tissue that connects bone to bone? | liagment |
what is a break in a bone called? | fracture |
true or false: one of the skeleton's five major functions is to produce red blood cells | true |
true or false: a ball and socket joint allows for extensive forward or backward motion | false - that's a hinge joint |
true or false: two mineral that your bones store are calcium and phosphorus | true |
what is the function of the disks of rubbery cartilage that are found between your joints? | cartilage acts as a cushion to keep your bones from rubbing together |
how would your life be different without joints? | you wouldn't be able to move in all the ways you do now |
what are the five functions of the skeletal system? | shape and support, enables you to move, protects your internal organs, produces blood cells, and stores materials |