SCIENCE CLASSWORK

SEVENTH GRADE- FOURTH QUARTER

NAME:MARIO ALEJANDRO ORDOÑEZ SIERRA

INSTRUCTIONS: After you watch the videos and read lesson 4 on pg. 430-437. Answer the following
questions.
1. Name the five major functions of the skeleton.
Support, movement, protection, production of blood cells.
2. How many bones do you have in your body?
We have 270 bones in our body
3. What type of substances does your bone produce?
4. Our bones produce blood cells
5. Explain the type of movement that the following joints allow you to do:
a. Hinge Joint: Is a long one axis
b. Gliding Joint: in any direction along the plane of the joint.
c. Ball-and-socket-joint: This joint move in rotation
d. Pivot Joint: A pivot joint allows movement in one plane, such as rotation about an axis.

6. What are bones?

7. Based on pg. 436 write a summary of the characteristics of bones.
BONE CHARACTERISTIC SUMMARY
Bone strength is the bone’s resistance to fracture. It is difficult to
Bone strength quantify exactly What makes up the ‘strength’ of bone.

Bones grow in length at the epiphyseal plate by a process that is

Bone growth similar to endochondral ossification.

Endochondral ossification is the process of bone deveploment from

Bone development hyaline cartilage. Long bones lengthen as chondrocytes divide and
secrete hyaline cartilage.

8. What can people do to help keep their bones healthy and strong?
Potassium, vitamin K and magnesium help body absorb and use calcium. Get these important nutrients
by eating a variety of healthy foods like vegetables and fruit, legumes (beans, peas, lentils), nuts,
seeds, whole grains and fish.

9. What is osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a disease in which bone weakening increases the risk of a broken bone.