How Do the Skeletal & Muscular Systems Work

V. Martinez

A 96-101

Tissues

A group of the same kind of cells form tissues.

2. What is the purpose of your skeleton?

• Your skeleton helps protect your body’s organs.

• It helps body parts move.

• It gives the body shape.

3. What are involuntary muscles?

• Involuntary muscles are muscles that you cannot control.

4. What do the bones in your body form?

• The bones in your body form the skeleton.

5. How many cells are in your body?

• There are billions of cells in the body.

6. What do different organs working together in a body form?

• Different organs working together form systems.

7. Breathing, your heart beating, and blinking your eyes are

examples of what?

They are an example of involuntary muscles.

8. Your elbow is an example of a __.

• Your elbow is an example of a joint.

9. Your skeleton is important to how you move.

10. The muscles you can control are called ___.

• The muscles you can control are called voluntary muscles.

11. Name 2 main parts of the skeletal system.

• Two main parts of the skeletal system are bones and joints.