Human Body Systems and Joints

It is softer than bones and is somewhat flexible, like rubber.

It is the bones that enclose the brain and support the face and teeth

What is the name of the bone in your shoulder?

What is the name of the two bones in your legs?

These muscles are attached to bones. They are also called ‘voluntary muscles’ because we can consciously contract them

These are the muscles of the heart. Their contraction is involuntary and continues in a coordinated rhythm as long as we live

What is being pulled when biceps contracts?

Which part in the muscular body raises, rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head back or to the side?

This is where the starting point mechanical and chemical digestion of food with the help of teeth, tongue, and saliva

This is a 6 meter long tube in which most of chemical digestion occurs; nutrients are absorbed from here into the bloodstream

It absorbs water from the food wastes that have not been digested in the small intestine; also absorbs some important vitamins that are produced by the large numbers of bacteria it harbours

What kind of organ systems that transports respiratory gases, nutrient molecules, wastes, and hormones throughout the body

It carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body (except the pulmonary arteries) carry oxygenated, red blood

Which of the following is not part of the long form bones in the skeletal system?

It only allow extensive flexion and extension (Bending and straightening) with only a small amount of rotation.

It allow flexion and extension through a slight gliding motion between the ends of small bones

This allows for movement in all directions, however full rotations.

It is attach in the muscles to bones (or to other muscles)

It is said to be flexible and tough connective tissue

Moving a limb away from the center line of the body.