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Track #359442: Human Body System - Skeletal System
Annotated by: Kristina Holzweiss
1. Skeleton
http://www.e-learningforkids.org/Courses/Liquid_Animation/Body_Parts/Skeleton/index.html

Write 5 interesting facts that you have learned about the skeleton.

2. Human Anatomy Online
http://www.innerbody.com/image/skelfov.html

Name 5 parts of the skeletal system.  Describe what each part does.

3. Map of the Skeletal System
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/index.shtml?skeleton

Put the joints and unusual bones in the right places.  Make a list of the 10 bones that you learned about, and give an interesting fact about each.

4. Bones
http://kidshealth.org/misc/movie/bodybasics/bone.html

Identify each of the following parts of a bone:

  1. perlosteum
  2. compact (hard) bone
  3. cancellous (spongy) bone
  4. bone marrow

Are bones solid?  Explain your answer.

5. Joints
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/joints/ball_and_socket_joint.shtml

Describe how each of the following joints moves.  Indicate where each joint is located in the body.

  1. ball and socket joint
  2. ellipsoidal joint
  3. fixed joint
  4. gliding joint
  5. hinge joint
  6. pivot joint
  7. saddle joint
  8. slightly movable joint
  9. spine joints
  10. fixed joints

6. Quiz on the Skeletal System
http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/_bfs_SSquizsource.html

Take a quiz on the skeletal system to see how much you have learned.

7. Virtual Hip Replacement
http://www.edheads.org/activities/hip/index.htm

Pretend you are a doctor and perform a hip replacement.

8. For Further Information About the Skeletal System
http://www.cancerindex.org/medterm/medtm6.htm

This is a great place to begin your research if you have chosen to do your project on the skeletal system.

Identify 3 conditions of the skeletal system.

9. Tus Huesos
http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/cuerpo/bones_esp.html

Learn about the bones in Spanish.

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