4.2 Skeleton + posture

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

SKELETONS

Copy the table below to your note book and write down 9 names of bones in the table. 

BINGO

Jelly fish, sponges and some types of worms have a ... skeleton

A skeleton that is found on the inside of the body is called an ...

Which of the following characteristics does not belong to an endoskeleton?

1. Made of living cells
2. Can grow and repair itself
3. Made of chitin
4. Found in vertebrates

Which of the following characteristics does not belong to an exoskeleton?

1. Found on the outside of the body
2. Animal needs to moult to grow
3. Made of chitin
4. Only found in water animals

LAST LESSON ON 4.3

LEARNING GOALS 4.2 

• You can give the name and function of the four basic parts of the endoskeleton.
  
• You can name the bones mentioned in figure 4.11.
  
• You can explain the function of the intervertebral discs between the vertebrae.
  
• You can describe a good posture.
  
• You can explain why it is important to have good posture.
  
• You can explain the double S-shape.
  

SPINE / BACKBONE

• Double-S-shape
• Intervertebral discs (cartilage)
• Protects the spinal cord

ACTIVITY

• Read the blue box on page 94. 
• Improve each others posture in English!

LEARNING GOALS 4.2 

• You can give the name and function of the four basic parts of the endoskeleton.
  
• You can name the bones mentioned in figure 4.11.
  
• You can explain the function of the intervertebral discs between the vertebrae.
  
• You can describe a good posture.
  
• You can explain why it is important to have good posture.
  
• You can explain the double S-shape.
  

DONE? Add the answers to the following questions to your note. 

• What is the growth plate? 
• Where do you think you can find the growth plate in your drawing?

COPY THE PICTURE TO YOUR NOTES.

For each part (except for the head, shaft & neck) , write down its function.