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Skeleton Protects Vital Organs

Learn how specific bones protect specific organs in the human body.

Module

Structure Of Living Things & Body Systems Intro

Age

Age 8

Duration

8 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    Which bones form a cage around the heart and lungs?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    The spine protects which very important structure that runs through it?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    The pelvis (hip bones) protects organs in the:

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    Bones are hard and strong partly because they need to protect the soft organs inside the body.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each bone structure to the organ it protects.

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