1. The Skeletal System
Standard: Explain the purpose of the major organ systems in the human body

2. What is connective tissue?
Attaches muscles to bones (tendon)
Attaches bone to bone (ligament)
Attaches and supports internal organs

3. What are body systems? Another name for organ systems
Two or more organs working together toward a common function

4. What is the skeletal system?
Framework of your body
Has 5 major functions
Found in vertebrates

5. What organs make up the skeletal system?
All the bones in your body
Average human body has 206 bones

6. What is the function of the skeletal system?
1) Gives shape and support to your body
2) Protect your internal organs

7. 3) Major muscles are attached to bone and help them move
4) Blood cells are formed in the center of many bones in soft tissue called red marrow.
5) Bones store calcium and phosphorus for later usage.

8. Inside look at a bone

9. How does the skeletal system move?
Through interactions with the muscle system
Without the muscle system, you would not be able to move

10. Foldable
Include your own word definition, a picture, and why the word is important to you
Periosteal
Cartilage
Joint
Ligament