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1
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Name 2 bones in the head

A

skull, mandible

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2
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Name 2 bones in lower leg

A

fibia, tibia

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3
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Name 4 bones that have pairs

A

scapula, humerus, ulna, radius, femur, patella, tibia

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4
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What are 3 bones found in your arm

A

humerus, radius, ulna

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5
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What is another name for your back bone?

A

spine

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6
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If I talk a lot, which bone might be sore at the end of the day?

A

mandible

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7
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How many bones are in your body?

A

206

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8
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What are the 2 most important roles that your skeleton has?

A

support, protection

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9
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What are 3 examples of organs that your bones protect?

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heart, liver, lungs

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10
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WHat 3 things are bones made of?

A

spongy bone, compact bone, bone marrow

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11
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What is the hard outer layer of bone?

A

compact bone

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12
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Why is it important that the spongy bone has many tiny holes?

A

strong, light

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13
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What is the place where 2 bones join together?

A

knee joint, elbow joint,

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14
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What are the 2 most important types of joints?

A

hinge joint, ball socket joint

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15
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Describe a ball and socket joint

A

allows movement in any directions

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16
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Describe a hinge joint

A

allows movement back and forth

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17
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What is a broken bone called?

A

fracture

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18
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Describe 2 different types of fractures

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compact fracture: bone sticks through your skin, green stick fracture: when bone breaks vertically

19
Q

Name 3 muscles in your legs

A

hamstring, calf muscle, quadriceps

20
Q

What is the muscle that controls your breathing?

A

diaphragm

21
Q

What are 2 muscles in your arms

A

biceps, triceps

22
Q

What is the muscle in your jaw

A

masseter

23
Q

What is the muscle that is in front of your rib cage

A

pectoralis

24
Q

What is the muscle that covers your shoulder?

A

deltoid

25
Q

How many muscles do you have in your body?

A

650

26
Q

Muscles are made of long, stringy

A

fibres

27
Q

What are 2 types of muscles?

A

voluntary, involuntary

28
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Voluntary muscles are muscles we can

A

control

29
Q

Examples of voluntary muscles

A

breathing, eating

30
Q

muscles that move your skeleton move in

A

pairs

31
Q

Name 2 examples of muscles that move in pairs

A

biceps, triceps, hamstrings, quadriceps

32
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Muscles that we can’t control are called

A

involuntary

33
Q

Name 2 involuntary muscles

A

heart, digestion

34
Q

What is one of the strongest muscles in your body?

A

heart

35
Q

A tendon is

A

a strong tissue at the end of a muscle

36
Q

Where can you find a tendon?

A

at the end of a muscle

37
Q

What does a tendon do to a muscle?

A

keeps muscle on bone

38
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A ligament is a

A

tough, strap-like tissue

39
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Ligament is similar to

A

elastic band

40
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Where do you find a ligament?

A

surrounding a joint (shoulder, hip)

41
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What does a ligament stop the body from doing?

A

bending too far

42
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What happens if a tendon is torn?

A

time. It needs time to heal slowly

43
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What happens if a ligament is torn?

A

surgery