Skeletal-System

The Skeletal System

• What are the major bones of body, and how do they all fit? • What are the major functions and characteristics of bones? = Lesson 1 Vocabulary  =
 * Week One, Our Big Questions: **
 * ~ = Greek/Latin Root Words of the Week = ||~  ||~   ||
 * ==Greek/Latin Root Word== || ==Meaning== || ==English Vocabulary Word== ||
 * ==== Skeleton ==== || ==== Dried body ==== ||  ||
 * ==== Vertebra ==== || ==== A small bone ==== || ==== -a = singular; -ae = plural ==== ||
 * < ==== skeleton ==== ||< ==== vertebrae ==== ||< ==== joint ==== ||
 * < ==== ligament ==== ||< ==== compact bone ==== ||< spongy bone ||
 * ==== bone marrow ==== || ==== cartilage ==== || ==== osteoporosis ==== ||


 * Helpful Online Reads: **

KidsHealth.org: Skeletal System Movie
Watch a movie about the skeletal system. Where Would You Be Without Your Bones? Read an article about bones. Check out the interactive diagram! The Facts About Broken Bones Have you ever broken a bone and had to wear a cast? Read about it.

 The Muscular System


 * Week Two, Our Big Questions: **

= Lesson 2 Vocabulary =
 * ~ = Greek/Latin Root Words of the Week = ||~  ||~   ||
 * ==Greek/Latin Root Word== || ==Meaning== || ==English Vocabulary Word== ||
 * In- || ==== Not ==== || ==== n ==== ||
 * < ==== involuntary muscle ==== ||< voluntary muscle  ||<  skeletal muscle  ||
 * tendon ||  smooth muscle  ||  cardiac muscle  ||
 * striated muscle ||   ||   ||


 * Helpful Online Reads: **