| A | B |
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| What is the function of the skeletal system? | To shape and support, allow movement, protect tissues/organs, produce blood cells |
| What is the purpose of ligaments | To connects bone to bone |
| How many bones are in the body? | 206 |
| Where do you find fixed or immovable joints? | Skull |
| Where do you find ball-and-socket joints? | Shoulder & hip |
| Where do you find hinge joints? | Jaw, knee, elbow |
| Where do you find pivot joints? | First two vertebra of the neck |
| Where do you find saddle joints? | Base of the thumb |
| Where do you find gliding joints? | Wrist |
| Where do you find ellipsoid joints? | Base of fingers |
| What are joints? | Location where two bones meet |
| What is the purpose of tendons? | To connect bone to muscle |
| What is the purpose of cartilage? | To provide a cushion for bones and prevent bones from rubbing against each other |
| What is the purpose for joints? | To hold bones in place and keep bones far enough apart to prevent rubbing |
| What is found in yellow marrow? | Fat and blood vessels |
| What is the purpose of red marrow? | To produce blood cells |
