Animal Skeletons Flashcards
What key role does the vertebrate skeleton play?
Protects the vital organs such as brain, heart and lungs.
What protects the brain of all invebrates?
Skull
Give the scientific name for the following common names for parts of the human skeleton. SKULL UPPER ARM COLLARBONE HIP BONE SPINE LOWER ARM THIGH BONE KNEE CAP SHIN BONE ANKLE BONE SHOULDER BLADE
SKULL - cranium UPPER ARM - humerus COLLARBONE - clavicle HIP BONE - pelvis SPINE - vertebral column LOWER ARM - radius THIGH BONE - femur KNEE CAP - patella SHIN BONE - tibia ANKLE BONE - tarsal SHOULDER BLADE - scapula
What element makes bones hard and strong?
Calcium
What is a MUSCLE?
Tough elastic tissue that pull our bones when we move.
What are TENDONS?
Tough cords that attach muscles to bones.
What are LIGAMENTS?
Bands that connect bone to bone and strengthen the joint.
Explain how muscles work in pairs.
As one muscle contracts, the other muscle in the pair relaxes.
Explain what animal ADAPTATIONS are.
Changes in an Amina’s body over a long period of time that allow it to survive better in its environment.
What is the name given to the points in the body where bones meet?
Joints
Which of the following are invertebrates?
Hedgehog, grasshopper, fish, fly, penguin and snail
Fly, snail and grasshopper.
Give 4 characteristics of Mammals.
Live young
warm blooded
have lungs
hair/fur
Give 4 characteristics of Fish.
live under water
cold blooded
lay lots of eggs
swim
Give 4 characteristics of Amphibians.
live on land and water
lay eggs
webbed feet
cold blooded
Give 4 characteristics of Reptiles
dry skin
cold blooded
usually lay eggs
scales
