The human skeleton: protection | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

What structure inside your body supports your body from falling over?
- walking stick
- crutches
- skeleton ✓
What is a human skeleton made from and why?
- Metal as it is strong and hard.
- Bones as they are soft and floppy.
- Plastic as it is bendy and flexible.
- Bones as they are hard and strong. ✓
- Glass as it is fragile and breaks easily.
What is this type of image called?
- 'X-ray ' ✓
Which statement about bones is true?
- The bones in your skeleton are dead.
- The bones in your skeleton are living. ✓
- Some bones in your skeleton are dead and some are living.
This person has had an accident. Look at the X-ray, what can you see?
- No damage, they are fine.
- They have broken their skull.
- They have broken their arm. ✓
- They have broken their spine.
Match these materials to their properties.
- wool
  
  ⇔
  
  soft ✓
- rubber
  
  ⇔
  
  flexible ✓
- glass
  
  ⇔
  
  transparent ✓
- bone
  
  ⇔
  
  strong ✓

What is a human skeleton made from?
- skin
- hair
- bones ✓
- organs
Our bones are strong, solid and hard so they can ______ organs in the human body.
- 'protect' ✓
Which statement about bones is true?
- Bones are soft so they sometimes break.
- Bones are flexible so they sometimes break.
- Bones are strong but they sometimes break. ✓
- Bones are strong so they never break.
Which two organs does the rib cage protect?
- brain and heart
- lungs and brain
- heart and lungs ✓
Match the bone with the organ it protects.
- skull
  
  ⇔
  
  brain ✓
- rib cage
  
  ⇔
  
  lungs ✓
- spine
  
  ⇔
  
  spinal cord ✓
Tick all of the objects that you would wear to protect your bones from damage.
- slippers
- bike helmet ✓
- waistcoat
- shin pads ✓
- body armour ✓

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The bones of the human skeleton are solid, strong and are various shapes with different functions.
The skull protects the brain.
The rib cage protects organs such as the heart and lungs.
The spine protects the spinal cord.
Despite being strong and solid, anyone can break a bone.

Children may think that bones are unbreakable.

Show children X-rays of broken bones and give them examples of where we wear extra protection to protect our bones.

Protection - The hard bones of the skeleton provide protection for the organs and keep them safe from injury.
Organs - Organs are parts of the body that do a particular job, such as the brain, heart and lungs.
Skull - The skull is the name for the bones of the head.
Rib cage - The rib cage are bones that protect your organs and attach to the spine.
Spine - The backbone of vertebrate animals is called a spine.