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DIRECTIONS- Find your x-ray glasses! Learn about your interesting insides when you answer the questions using the links below. If the question does not have a link, use the link from the question above it. |
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1.
The human skeleton has 206 bones. Which is the longest? ______________
http://www.imcpl.org/kids/guides/health/skeletalsystem.html
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_noSW.html
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The smallest bones are
those in our ears. What are their names? (There are three, and each has a plain
and a fancy name.)
http://www.howstuffworks.com/hearing4.htm
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3.
What makes up the inside portion of our bones?
http://yucky.kids.discovery.com/noflash/body/pg000124.html
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4.
What is its purpose?
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5. Joints are what hold
our bones together. There are two types: movable and immovable. A hinge joint is
a type of movable joint found in ___________________, _________________, and
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http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_noSW.html
6. Why do you think
they are called hinge joints?
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7. Mr. Heath broke his kneecap when he was in the 8th grade. What is
the kneecap bone called? _________________________________ .
8.
Another word for the skull is the cranium. What is the most important job of the
skull?
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http://staff.washington.edu/chudler/skull.html
9.
What is the hardest bone in our body?
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http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112820/facts.html
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10. What were George Washington’s teeth made from? (Hint: not wood!)
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11. Write three ways you can take care of your bones.
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http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_noSW.html
12. Go to the web site listed below, and on the back of your paper write three
interesting facts you learned about the human body.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/bones_noSW.html