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INTRO Skeletal System WebQuest

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Without your skeleton, you could not stand or even move. Think about what your life would be like if you didn't have a skeleton, or if your bones didn't work together in a system!

DIRECTIONS: USE THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES to complete the webquest.

WEBSITE 1) Find the answers to these questions at

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a. Why is the skeletal system important?

b. How many bones are in a human body? Why do adults and babies have different numbers of bones?

c. Explain how your bones move.

d. What is in the center of many of your bones and what does it do?

WEBSITE 2)  Every bone in your body has a name. Look at the human skeleton at

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Complete the Name Dem Bones Challenge 1 and Challenge 2.

On the next page - write the common name for each bone after you check your answers.

Tibia:

Humerus:

Clavicle:

Patella:

Vertebrae:

Pelvis:

Femur:

Cranium:

Mandible:

Phalanges:

WEBSITE 3) Take Hillendale's Big Bone Quiz at

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Write down the answers to these questions when you have completed the quiz and checked your answers.

How many questions did you answer correctly? _______/ 15

1. What does our skeleton do for our bodies?

2. What holds bones together?

3. What attaches your muscles to your bones?

4. The cranium is also known as the…?

5. The tibia is also known as…?

6. Why is bone marrow important?

7. How many bones are in an adults body?

8. What is the largest bone in your body?

9. Leukemia affects what part of the bone?

10. What do you need to do to keep your bones healthy?

11. Vertebrae can be found where?

12. Where are the smallest bones in your body found?

13. What bone is broken most often?

14. Bones meet at…?

15. The patella is also called the…?

WEBSITE 4) Find the answers to the following questions at

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a. What is the longest bone in your body and where is it located?

b. How many bones are in the neck of a giraffe?

c. How many bones are in the neck of a human?

 WEBSITE 5) Learn about the different types of joints at (

Write down a brief definition of these types of joints.

Ball and Socket Joints:

Hinge Joints:

Semi-movable Joints:

Immovable Joints:

WEBSITE 6) Ask Dr. Greene at

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a. What are some reasons why kids are getting broken bones more often?

WEBSITE 7) Go to:

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a. Why is rickets considered to be a bone disorder? Explain it!

b. What are symptoms of rickets and how can it be prevented?

Rickets clinical signs:

WEBSITE 8) Go to:

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a. Why is scoliosis considered to be a bone disorder? Explain it!

b. How can a doctor tell if someone has scoliosis? (Symptoms?)

WEBSITE 9) MEDtropolis - Virtual Body > Skeleton > Build a Skeleton

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CLICK on SKELETON; then Build a Skeleton; then start game. (Move bones until they get "stuck" in the correct places. You'll know when you win!)

a. What does the skeleton do once it is pieced together correctly?)

WEBSITE 10) Investigative Techniques of Forensic Anthropology

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Mouse over the skeleton to answer these...

a. What can the teeth tell you about the deceased?

b. How can the skull be used to determine age?

c. How is the pelvis of a female different from the pelvis of a male?

d. The hand bones can help you determine what about the deceased?

WEBSITE 11) Compare your skeleton to the skeleton of a frog at Virtual Frog Dissection Kit: The Whole Frog. Hint: If you click on the picture of the frog's skeletal system you will get a larger view. (

a. How is a human skeleton like a frog's skeleton? How are they different?

LAST WEBSITE!) Practice learning the scientific bone names at

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Click on “Label dragging version” at the bottom of the page, under the skeleton. Then once, all the labels are correctly in place - - LABEL the Skeleton Diagram below:

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*You are eventually going to be responsible for these! Time yourself for fun if you want!

TADA! Now try to remember some, ANY! of this stuff and practice what you can with any remaining time!

Really delve into that SKELETAL SYSTEM!

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