1. It's
time to
play...
Nurses Know That!

2. The nurse will ask you 5 simple questions about the body.
Here are the rules...
The nurse will ask you 5 simple questions about the body.
Give yourself 10 points for every correct answer.
Do the best you can!
now, let's play...

3. do you have in your entire body?
Question #1
How Many
bones
do you have in your entire body?

4. Nurses know that there are
206 bones
in the entire body
…without bones, your body would just be a big sack of goo.
…the smallest bones are in your ear. Yep there’s bone in there, too.

5. What are the parts that join bones together called? Question #2
flexible
parts that join
bones together called?

6. Nurses know the flexible parts are
joints
called moving
… joints allow your elbows, knees and ankles to bend
…the school nurse sees a lot of knees

7. How many times does your
Question #3
How many times does your
heart
beat per minute?
2-4 times
times
times

8. Nurses know that a normal heart beats times
50-100
times
… Babies usually have faster heart rates than adults
The heart is one of the strongest muscles you have

9. food into fuel for the body?
Question #4
system
What
turns
food into fuel for the body?
disgustive
directive
digestive

10. digestive system Nurses know that it’s the
…your stomach produces about 2 liters of acid that helps digest food each day

11. protected by your skull?
Question #5
What is the name of the
soft, wrinkly
organ
protected by your skull?
Here’s a hint…you may be using it right now to think of the answer

12. Nurses know that it’s the
brain
…your spinal cord extends from your brain down the length of your back
…if you run your fingers down the center of your back, you can feel the bones that protect the spinal cord
…many nerves branch off from the spinal cord to every part of your body

13. for every question you answered correctly
Give yourself
10 points
for every question you answered correctly

14. Bet you’re wondering: where do nurses use all that
Science
Knowledge?

15. Nurses need to understand how the body works...
...because they care for so many different kinds of patients

16. Sometimes very sick patients

17. And sometimes, just really small patients

18. Nurses use their knowledge in all type of places

19. Places you know like medical offices...

20. hospitals...

21. And schools...

22. …And places you maybe didn’t know about, like helicopters

23. …laboratories

24. …air craft carriers

25. …the military

26. …and jobs using computers and technology

27. Continue to do the best you can in math and science
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