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Boning up on Bones

Boning up on Bones. The Skeletal System. What Makes Up the Skeletal System?. All the bones in your body. What does our skeletal system do?. Works as a factory to produce blood cells & bone. Acts as a warehouse to store minerals for later use. 5 Main Functions of Bones. Protects our organs

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Boning up on Bones

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  1. Boning up on Bones The Skeletal System

  2. What Makes Up the Skeletal System? • All the bones in your body

  3. What does our skeletal system do? • Works as a factory to produce blood cells & bone. • Acts as a warehouse to store minerals for later use.

  4. 5 Main Functions of Bones • Protects our organs • Provide shape & structure • Produce blood cells • Store minerals • Help you move

  5. What would you look like without bones? Without bones to give you shape, you would be a … BLOB!

  6. Important Terms • Ligament- connective tissue that connects bones to bones • Tendon- connective tissue that connects muscles to bones • Joints- created where 2 or more bones come together

  7. Interesting facts • The longest bone in your body is the bone above your knee, the femur. • The smallest bones in your body are in your ear. • Your funny bone isn’t a bone at all. • When you were born, you had more than 300 bones. By the time you stop growing, you’ll have 206. • Your bones are living. They grow as you get older.

  8. YOUR ASSIGNMENT • Study all of the bones on your handout- be sure to know where each bone is and its name. • Study your notes from our discussion today. • TEST THIS FRIDAY

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