Skeletal System

Question 1

Skeletal System Function

1. Support = internal scaffold
2. Locomotion = attachment for muscles to bring about movement
3. Protection = protects soft parts of body e.g. brain
4. Storage = stores calcium and phosphate (essential minerals)
5. Haemopoeisis = formation of blood cells in the bone marrow (red and white)

Answer 1

Match the term with the definition

(next cards)

Question 2

Skeletal System Function: Guess the Term

internal scaffold

Answer 2

Support

Question 3

Skeletal System Function: Guess the Term

attachment for muscles to bring about movement

Answer 3

Locomotion

Question 4

Skeletal System Function: Guess the Term

protects soft parts of body e.g. brain

Answer 4

Protection

Question 5

Skeletal System Function: Guess the Term

stores calcium and phosphate (essential minerals)

Answer 5

Storage

Question 6

Skeletal System Function: Guess the Term

formation of blood cells in the bone marrow (red and white)

Answer 6

Haemopoeisis

Question 7

The Skeleton

There are 3 parts:

1. Axial = skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum
2. Appendicular = limbs
3. Splanchnic = bones that develop in tissues, unattached to the rest of the skeleton (os penis in dog

Answer 7

Match parts with the terms in the next cards

Question 8

The Skeleton: Guess the Term

Parts:

skull, vertebrae, ribs, sternum

Answer 8

Axial

Question 9

The Skeleton: Guess the Term

Parts:

limbs

Answer 9

Appendicular

Question 10

The Skeleton: Guess the Term

Parts:

bones that develop in tissues, unattached to the rest of the skeleton

Answer 10

Splanchnic