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Science 4

09/17/20
What three jobs does the skeleton do
in our body?
MOVEMENT
SUPPORT
PROTECTION
BONES OF THE BODY
FOOT BONES

Tarsals

Metatarsals

Phalanges
LEG BONES KNEE BONE

Fibula
Tibia
Patella
THIGH BONE HIP BONE

Femur
Pelvis
BACK BONE SHOULDER BONES

Clavicle

Vertebra Scapula

BREAST BONE
Ribs
HEAD BONE ARM BONES

Skull Humerus

Ulna

Radius
HAND BONES

Phalanges

Metacarpals

Carpals
What is the longest bone in our body?
FEMUR
How many bones does an adult have?
206 bones
How many bones does a baby have?
About 300 bones
Which important organ of the body does the
skull protect? BRAIN
Which important organs of the body does the ribs
protect? HEART and LUNGS
The patella bone(knee cap) is found where the
bones of the lower leg and upper leg meet. What is
the special name for where bones meet?
JOINT

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