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16 Cards in this Set
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What three things will help your bones and muscles work their best.
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Eating healthful foods with protein and calcium, physical activity and keeping good posture will all help your bones and muscles work their best.
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What does the skeletal system do?
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The skeletal system supports and protects your body.
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What is a joint? What does it do?
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A joint is a place where two bones meet. The body can bend because of joints.
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Name and describe some joints.
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The elbow is a joint that allows the arm to move. The shoulderis a joint that allows you arm to swing. The knee, wrist and jaw are also joints.
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What is good posture?
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Good posture means standing and sitting straight with your head up and shoulders back.
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How does good posture help you r body?
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Good posture keeps your bones and joints in place. It also allows blood to flow throughout your body.
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Do muscles work alone?
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NO, muscles work in pairs, as one tightens the other relaxes.
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How do the muscles that work with bones work?
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The muscles that work with bones can pull but not push, they are connected to the bones.
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What do your bones work with?
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Yoour bones work with your muscles.
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Do all muscles work with bones? Explain.
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Not all muscles work with bones. For example, muscles in the wall of you heart work without bones to keep the hear beating.
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What do your bones make up?
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Your bones make up your framework or skeleton.
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What do your bones and muscles help you do?
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When your bones and muscles work together, they help you to sit stand, walk, run and move in every way.
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All of the muscles in your body make up your ____________ _______________.
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Muscular System
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What does the skull protect?
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The skull protects your brain.
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What are muscles?
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Muscles are strong fibers that are made of muscle tissues.
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What do the bones that protect your ribs protect?
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Your ribs protect you heart and lungs.
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