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- Rib cage protects our:
- lungs and heart
- brain
- spinal cord
- stomach and liver
- The longest bone of the body is:
- ulna
- femur
- radius
- stirrup
- The joint found in the shoulder:
- the ball and socket joint
- gliding joint
- hinge joint
- pivot joint
- Muscles work in pairs by:
- contraction only
- expansion and contraction
- expansion only
- neither expansion nor contraction
- The joints of skulls are:
- fixed
- movable
- gliding
- hinge
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- (a) lungs and heart
- (b) femur
- (a) the ball and socket
- (a) contraction only
- (a) fixed
Q2.
What is the rib cage made up of?
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The ribcage is made up of 12 pairs of long and flexible bones which are joined to the backbone in a curved fashion making a hollow cage in the front.
Q3.
What is the disadvantage of having a backbone made up of one long bone?
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If our backbone is made up of just one long bone then we could not bend down, play or twist our body.
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List the functions of the skeleton in our body.
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What do you mean by a joint?
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