Question

what is the name for the bones in your fingers and toes?
what protects your brain?
what group of all bones protects your spinal cord?
what is the name for your kneecap?
what does it protect?
bones p 256 - 261
layers of bones
outer layer is
inner layer is light and
which helps to absorb
from movement
what is the soft, jellylike material that produces new blood cells?
name 3 minerals your bones store
c
m
p

Explanation:

1. The bones in fingers and toes are phalanges.
2. The rib - cage protects the heart and lungs in the chest.
3. The vertebral column (spine) protects the spinal cord.
4. The kneecap is called the patella and it protects the knee joint.
5. The soft, jelly - like material that produces new blood cells is bone marrow.
6. Bones store calcium, phosphorus, and magnesium.

Answer:

1. Phalanges
2. Rib - cage
3. Vertebral column
4. Patella; knee joint
5. Bone marrow
6. Calcium, phosphorus, magnesium