1. Skeleton

2. What is a skeleton for?
-It helps us move
-It supports our body
-It protects our internal organs (like lungs, heart and
brain)
This is what we could look like without a
skeleton!

3. We have more than 200
bones in our body.
Bones are connected by
joints.
Our bones are hard and
rigid.
A grown up’s
skeleton stops
growing.

4. Backbone
It is made of 26 tiny bones
called vertebrae and we can
touch them using our fingers.
Brains are quite heavy and the
backbone helps our head stay
up!
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5. Ribs
Inside our bodies we have lots of
important organs like our heart, lungs
and liver. Ribs give our organs a cage
to keep them safe.
Did you know?!
All of our ribs are
attached to our
backbone!

6. Skull
The skull keeps our brain safe which is
a VERY important job!
The only bone in the skull that moves is
the jawbone to help us talk and eat.

7. Arms and hands
Fingers have joints
to help them move
and bend.
When you pick up a pen, eat your lunch,
open a door or brush your hair you are
using the bones in your arms and hands!
Bones in our arms: humerus, radius,
ulna and hand bones.

8. Legs and feet
Without our toes we
would not be able to
balance and would fall
over all of the time!
Legs are attached to the pelvis to help
us move. Without the pelvis, our legs
would not be able to move.
Leg bones are very big and strong to
hold up our heavy bodies!
Bones in our legs: femur, tibia, fibula
and foot bones.

9. Patella
Jawbonebackbone

10. Taking care of bones
A helmet can stop
your brain from
being damaged if
you fall off a bike.
Drink lots of milk and eat yoghurts and
cheese to make bones strong and
healthy.
Exercise is very good for bones and
helps to make them strong.

11. Quiz
1.All the bones together make up the S_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
2. The bones are connected by J_ _ _ _ _.
3. The skull is a bone in the H_ _ _.
4.The femur, tibia and fibula are in the L_ _ .
5. The humerus, radius and ulna are bones in the A_ _.
6.Bones are rigid and H_ _ _.
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12. Answers
1.Skeleton
2.Joints
3.Head
4.Leg
5.Arm
6.Hard