Share [Grade 3] U1.3 - Functions of the skeleton
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TRUE or FALSE. You can still stand without your skeleton.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE. The heart is a soft organ protected by the skeleton.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE. Your spine allows you to twist and bend.
TRUE
TRUE or FALSE. Your brain does not need protection.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE. The are nerves that send messages from your brain to the rest of your body in your backbone.
TRUE
What are the 3 soft organs that are being protected by your ribcage?
heart, lungs and liver
What is this?
vertebra
______________ is a column of small, ring-shaped bones that makes up the spine.
vertebrae
The skeleton and __________ work together so we can move.
muscles
TRUE or FALSE. Muscles can push.
FALSE
TRUE or FALSE. Muscles works in pair.
TRUE
What happens to the muscle when it gets fatter, harder and shorter?
The muscle contracts.
The muscle relaxes.
What happens to the muscle when it gets thinner, softer and longer?
The muscle relaxes.
The muscle contracts.
