The human body

I have learnt about the skeleton. Here is what I found out.

Contents

1. Bones2. Leg3. Arm4. Back5. Skull6. Interesting facts7. joints

bones

• 206 bones in the body

• 12 rib cages

• 3 ear bones

• Your skull protects your brain like a helmet

• Femur the longest bone in your body

Leg• Hip

• Knee joint

• Knee cap patella

• Shin bone tibia

• Fibula

arm

• Elbow joint

• Ulna

• Radius

• Wrist joint

• carpals

back• Spine• You have 26 vertebrae• Your spine is like a flexible chain

that keeps you standing straight and lets you bend over to touch your toes. It also safely

protects your spina cord the thick bundle of nerves that runs down the middle of your back. Your body to your brain

skull• Skull cranium

• Jaw mandible

• The skull is pointy at birth

• The human skull is almost full sized at birth.

• The bone that can move freely is your jawbone.

Interesting facts

• Humerus

Your funny bone is actually a nerve that touches your humerus.

• It tingles if you bang your elbow.

joints

• Your bone meet up with each other at about 100 different spots called joints there bones are tied together by strong stretchy cords called ligaments these help make your skeleton flexible and moveable and also ensure that you and also ensure that you don’t crumple into a big heap of bones