Let’s go step by step to label the dancing skeleton correctly.
We are given a list of bone names:
- foot bone
- hip bone
- backbone
- knee bone
- neck bone
- leg bone
- thigh bone
- skull
- ribs
Now, let’s match each arrow on the skeleton to the correct bone name.
Starting from the top:
1. The arrow pointing to the head → that’s the
skull.
2. The arrow pointing to the area just below the skull, connecting head to body → that’s the
neck bone.
3. The arrow pointing to the chest area with curved bones → those are the
ribs.
4. The arrow pointing down the center of the back → that’s the
backbone (also called spine).
5. The arrow pointing to the pelvis area → that’s the
hip bone.
6. The arrow pointing to the upper part of the leg (between hip and knee) → that’s the
thigh bone.
7. The arrow pointing to the joint in the middle of the leg → that’s the
knee bone (actually the kneecap or patella, but here it’s labeled “knee bone”).
8. The arrow pointing to the lower part of the leg (below knee, above ankle) → that’s the
leg bone (tibia/fibula, but simplified as “leg bone” here).
9. The arrow pointing to the feet → that’s the
foot bone.
Wait — we have 9 labels and 9 boxes? Let’s count the arrows in the image:
Looking at the diagram:
Top left: two arrows → skull and neck bone
Right side: two arrows → ribs and backbone
Left side below hips: one arrow → hip bone
Right side near thigh: one arrow → thigh bone
Left side near knee: one arrow → knee bone
Left side below knee: one arrow → leg bone
Bottom left: one arrow → foot bone
That’s 9 arrows total. Perfect.
So matching them in order from top to bottom, left to right as they appear:
First box (top left, pointing to head):
skull
Second box (below first, pointing to neck):
neck bone
Third box (right side, pointing to chest):
ribs
Fourth box (below third, pointing to spine):
backbone
Fifth box (left side, pointing to pelvis):
hip bone
Sixth box (right side, pointing to upper leg):
thigh bone
Seventh box (left side, pointing to knee):
knee bone
Eighth box (left side, pointing to lower leg):
leg bone
Ninth box (bottom left, pointing to foot):
foot bone
All terms from the word bank are used exactly once.
Final Answer:
skull
neck bone
ribs
backbone
hip bone
thigh bone
knee bone
leg bone
foot bone
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of 4th grade science worksheets.
