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What are the axial skeleton and the appendicular skeleton
The skeletal system has two distinctive parts. What are they?
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What is in the ear
Where is the smallest bone in the human body located
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What is support
The main function of the skeleton
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What is cartilage
The tissue that cushions the ends of certain bones
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What is 206
The number of bones in the human skeleton
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What is the axial skeleton
The part of the skeleton that supports the central axis of the body
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What are the phalanges
The bone(s) that humans refer to as fingers and toes
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What is rotation and moving back and forth and side to side
The ball and socket joint functions in this type of movement
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What is a tendon
The type of tissue that connects muscle and bone
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What is the pelvic bone
What is the largest bone in the human body?
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What is yellow bone marrow
The type of bone marrow that stores fat
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What are the ribs
The bone(s) that serves as protection for the heart and lungs
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What is protection
The main function of the axial skeleton
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What is a ligament
The type of tissue that connects two bones
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What is cartilage
The ears and the end of your nose have no bones. What are they made of?
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What is myofibrils
The rod-like structures that make up a muscle cell
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What is the collar bone
What bone in the human body is broken most often?
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What is movement back and forth in a single plane
The main function of a hinge joint.
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What is skeletal muscle
The type of muscle that connects to the skeleton
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What are calcium and phosphorous
The two main minerals that bone tissue stores
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What are support, protection, assisting in movement, storage of minerals, producing blood cells, and storing chemical energy
There are 6 functions that the skeleton provides. Name at least 3
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What is the femur
What bone is the longest bone in your body?
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What is assisting in movement
The main function of the appendicular skeleton
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What are compact bone and spongy bone
The two main types of bone tissue
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What are dentin and enamel
Teeth are considered part of the skeletal system but aren’t counted as bones. What are teeth made up of?
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