Bill Nye: Bones & Muscles

1. Label the diagrams and use them to explain how the bones and muscles in our arm work to
make it bend.

2. Differentiate between the following terms;

Bones

Ligaments

Muscles

Tendons

3. Name an animal which has no bones, just cartilage?

4. What would happen to your body without a skeleton?

5. What type of joints are fingers (circle)? Fixed/slide/hinge/ball and socket

What type of joints are hips (circle)? Fixed/slide/hinge/ball and socket
What type of joints are in our back (circle)? Fixed/slide/hinge/ball and socket
What type of joints are in our skull (circle)? Fixed/slide/hinge/ball and socket

6. What are you doing when you crack your fingers?

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7. There are ____________ bones in the human body most of which are controlled with ____
sets of muscles. There are over ________ muscles in the human body.
8. Infants are born with _______ bones. Why is this number different in adults?
9. It takes _______ muscles to smile and ______ muscles to frown.
10.The outside layer of bone is called ____________________________, the mid-layer is called
________________________________ and the inner layer is called
_______________________________.
11.What mineral do bones need? _________ How do we obtain this mineral?
___________________
12.How many bones make up our back? __________
13.What is our back bone for? ______________________________________________________________
14.What substance lubricates the joints of our skeletal system?
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15.Write 5 - 10 facts about bones.