Name: _______________________
Skeletal System Review
Test on ____________________
The 3 functions of the skeletal system are to give us support, help
us move, and protect our organs.
Interesting facts to know:
There are 206 bones are in an adult body.
Teeth are the only bones you can see.
The smallest bones in your body are located in your EAR.
The largest bone in your body is your thigh bone/femur.
List 3 living things that have skeletons/bones?
 fish
 birds
 frogs
 cats
 snakes, etc.
Draw a picture of what you would look like without bones.
Review “Name That Bone” sheet where you label the parts of the
skeleton. See Ms. Breault’s website for answers or to help you
study.
Word
cartilage
Where
What it does
between bones, outer cushions the bones to
ear, and nose tip
keep them from
rubbing together.
ligaments
where two bones
connects the bones to
connect.
keep them in place.
(like strong rubber
bands)
marrow
in your bones
makes new blood
cells
skull
your head
protects your brain
rib cage
chest
protects your heart
and lungs
muscles
connected to your
holds the bones
bones by tendons.
together.
vertebrae
spine
tiny bones that
protect the spinal
cord.
joints
where 2 or more
It is where your body
bones are joined
can bend or where
together (examples:
bones are joined
elbow, hip, ankle)
together
hinge joint
elbow and knee
bends back and forth
like a door hinge.
ball-and-socket joints hips and shoulders
joints that rotate and
move around.
fixed joints
found in the skull
do NOT move but
pivot joints
neck
gliding joints
wrist
where different
bones come together.
form when one bone
rests and rotates
from a certain point.
form when two
bones that can move
separately meet.