Labeling the Skeletal System
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Students Label the Bones of the Skeletal System with a Graphics Program
Students annotate an image, labeling the various bones of the skeletal system. Students will use the skeleton diagram below to help them find the locations and names of the bones.
Students add the names of the bones on a plain picture of a boy or girl using a basic paint program or image editor such as Preview (MAC) or Paint.NET (Win) for this exercise. Students could use the finished image in a report or on a blog or website.
The free graphics program used here is Paint.NET
Use this image of the skeletal system to pinpoint locations and names of bones.
Hover over the labels to pinpoint the bone locations.
Download this image for labeling of the skeletal system.
Right click and "save picture as..." to download. Save this image to the "My Pictures" folder. Open the image in a paint program or photo editor that has annotation capabilities. The images on this page were annotated using the free Windows photo editing / graphics program Paint.NET. Use the labeled skeleton above as a guide for labeling the image of the boy and / or girl below.
Activity Extension - Extend this activity with digital cameras. Take pictures of the students and have them label the bones on their own photos. Make it more fun with interesting poses, front, back, standing on one leg, arms out, etc. Put the the completed class photo album as a pictures screen saver slideshow on the classroom computer(s).
Download this image for labeling of the skeletal system
Download this image for labeling of the skeletal system
Download this image for labeling of the skeletal system
Finished Example of Labeled Bones:
The finished photo should look similar to this. Students may personalize the photo by recoloring the clothing, arrows and fonts. Students should add their names to the completed photo.
Finished Example - Simple Version
How to Label the Bones:
This demonstrates how to label the bones of the body on the photo using Paint.NET.
- Select the line tool on the toolbar.
- Choose the "Filled Arrow" option.
- Draw the arrow.
This demonstrates how to add the text to the image for labeling the bones.
Choose the text tool on the toolbar and then type the text next to the arrow.
Download this image for labeling of the skeletal system.
Right click and save this skeleton picture to your computer. Open the picture in your photo editor / paint program and draw lines or arrows to the bones. Label the bones with your text tool. Save your finished labeled picture. Insert the labeled picture into a Word document and print.
Alternate Human Skeleton for Labeling:
