5. Your Skeletal System is all the different shapes
and sizes of bones in your body. There are three
main jobs that the skeleton is responsible for.
SKELTAL SYSTEM
6. First, your skeleton
protects the fragile
parts of your body
like the heart, the
brain, and the lungs.
The First Main Job of the
Skeletal System
7. Second, your skeleton lets
you move. It allows you to
sit, walk, run, jump bend,
skip, flip, roll and twist or
turn.
The Second Main Job
8. Last, your skeleton gives
your body its shape and
size. All people have there
own shape and size so
everybody can be different.
The Third Main Job
9. Remember to get enough calcium and exercise
everyday. Here are some things you should do:
Exercise every day
Eat all the right amount of
servings of each food group every
day.
Drink at least 3-4 glasses of
milk a day.
Eat 1-2 vitamins a day. It will
keep your bones strong.
Keep Your System Working Well
10. There are 350 bones in your body when you are a baby,
but there are 206 bones in your body when you are an adult
Half of your bones are in your hands and feet
Girls stop growing at the age 16
Boys stop growing at the age 18
Your bones are made of bone marrow, which is where
red and white blood cells.
Fun Amazing Facts
11. The longest bone in your body is your
femur. It is 18 1/2 inches long when you
are an adult.
The smallest bone in your body is
located in your ear
There are 230 joints in your body.
There are 27 bones in your hand.
Your face has 14 bones in it.
There are 6 bones in your pelvis
More Amazing Facts
12. Your leg is the fastest growing bone in your body
There are a total of 22 bones in your skull and 26
bones in your spine.
The hardest part of the bone is the outer part
An adult’s rib cage has 12 ribs
A giraffe has the same amount of bones in its neck
as you have in your neck. Its neck is just longer.
Even More Amazing Facts About
the Human Body