National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: Looking Good, Feeling Good
A great resource from the Office of Science Education which provides a curriculum for teaching about the musculoskeletal system, the skin system and how they interact. This curriculum emphasizes choices teens can make to ensure good...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Bones, Muscles and Joints
The anatomy of the musculoskeletal system and what the bones, muscles and joints do in our bodies are explained. Interactive diagrams show the internal structure of a bone, and how muscles and joints work together. Major disorders of the...
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: Bones of the Body
How well do you know your bones in your body? Test your knowledge by clicking on the correct dot corresponding to the correct bone of the body.
Read Works
Read Works: Bones on the Go!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the human skeleton and some of its stronger bones. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Library of Congress
Loc: Everyday Mysteries: What Is the Strongest Muscle?
There are a variety of ways one can look at what might be the strongest muscle in the body. This site defines the various types of muscles and goes on to explain which would be considered the strongest.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac Muscles
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] An overview of the three types of human muscle tissues.
Untamed Science
Untamed Science: Human Biology: Musculatory System
Learn about the three types of muscle tissue, how a muscle contracts, and how muscles are adapted for exercise. [3:40]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Organ Systems
A video lesson explaining the structure and function of the human body's major organ systems. [5:58]
Other
Nauticus: Bones an Exhibit Inside You: Skeletal Structure
A list of facts about the skeleton. Includes audio for hearing how to pronounce the names of bones, and links to a labeled drawing of the skeleton and to a bone facts quiz.
Curated OER
Kids Health: The Facts About Fractures and Broken Bones
What's the big deal about broken bones? This website tells what happens when a bone breaks and explains how you should take care of yourself, even after the cast comes off.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: The Living Skeleton: A Tour of Human Bones
Take a tour of the human skeleton and see computer images of various bones of the body, including the normal bone and bones that have anomalies.
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: Main Bones of the Skeleton
Thirty six question quiz tests the users knowledge of the main bones of the body.
University of Kansas Medical Center
University of Kansas Medical Center: Muscular System
Study several microscopic specimens taken from the three different types of muscle tissues: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Biomedical Engineering and the Human Body
Human beings are fascinating and complex living organisms-a symphony of different functional systems working in concert. Through a 10-lesson series with hands-on activities students are introduced to seven systems of the human...
Curated OER
Kids Health: How the Body Works
A colorful, interactive site for kids and teens. A holistic approach to learning about your body, including topics such as feelings, drugs, injuries, and other health issues. Available in Spanish.
eSkeletons
E Skeletons: Tarsier
Examine the skeletal anatomy of the Tarsier's skull illustrated through the University of Texas at Austin's eSkeleton lab.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Interactions of Skeletal Muscles
This site rpovides information regarding the interactions of skeletal muscles, including their fascicle arrangement and their lever systems.
Other
Get Body Smart: Functional Anatomy of Skeletal Muscles
Brought to you by Get Body Smart, students can learn about the human musculoskeletal system through this easy-to-access tutorial. Sections include muscles that act on the arm, shoulder, forearm, wrist, palm, digits, anterior thigh,...
Other
Your Orthopaedic Connection: Total Joint Replacement
The technology now exists where we can replace parts of bones that have worn out. This usually happens at joints. Here is general information on what's involved.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Muscular System Study Guide
Review the structure and function of the human body's muscular system.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Biology: Human Body Worksheets and Quizzes
Test your understanding of the human body and all of its complexities with these interactive worksheets, games and quizzes.
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet Kelsey the Triceratops
What does a fossil named "Kelsey" tell us about the Triceratops horridus? Learn what the fossils say about this dinosaur's defense system, diet, and size. Be sure to click the "See the skeleton" link to interact with and learn about...
Children's Museum
Dinosphere: Dino Profiles: Meet the Maiasaura
Read about paleontologist John Horner's 1978 discovery: a new dinosaur, the Maiasaura. Learn what this large creature's fossil tells us about the Maiasaura's diet and physical features. Click on "See the skeleton" for an interactive tour...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Osteoporosis and Bone Density
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Osteoporosis and Bone Density."
Other popular searches
- Label the Skeletal System
- The Skeletal System Anwsers
- Anatomy the Skeletal System
- The Skeletal System Answers
- Identify the Skeletal System