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Science
Introduction to the human skeleton and muscles
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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
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soft ✓
rubber
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flexible ✓
glass
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transparent ✓
bone
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strong ✓
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