Skeletal System: Notes
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Fun Facts:
• A giraffe has the same # of bones in the neck as humans do
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• Most women and girls have smaller and lighter skeletons than men and boys
• The female pelvis is wider than males
• Male’s growth plates harden at 18-21 years of age
• Female’s growth plates harden at 16-18 years of age
How many bones does the adult human body have?
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How many bones does a baby have?
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Why does this happen?
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Largest Bone:
Shortest Bone:
Functions of the Skeletal System:
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What’s in a bone? (Make sure you write the definition of each of the things that’s in a
bone in the space provided)
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