MIDTERMS Flashcards
Your musculoskeletal system includes ______, ____, ____, ______ and _____. They work together to support your body’s weight and help you move.
bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments AND soft tissues
Your ________ includes bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissues. They work together to support your body’s weight and help you move.
musculoskeletal system
____, ____, and ____ can cause pain, stiffness and other problems with movement and function
Injuries, disease, aging
You can keep your musculoskeletal system strong by ___________________
managing your overall health.
The _________ (your body’s command center) controls your voluntary muscle movements.
Nervous system
_______ are ones you control intentionally.
Voluntary muscles
Your muscle fibers ______ (tense up) in response to the message
contract
Your ________ (brain and nerves) sends a message to activate your _____ (voluntary) muscles.
nervous system, skeletal
____ attach muscles to bones
Tendons
When the muscle activates or bunches up, it pulls on the ____.
tendon
The Parts of the Musculoskeletal System
Bones
Cartilage
Joints
______ of all shapes and sizes SUPPORT your body, PROTECTS organs and tissues, STORE calcium and fat and PRODUCE blood cells.
Bones
provide structure and form for your body.
Bones
A bone’s hard outside shell surrounds a ______.
spongy center
A type of CONNECTIVE TISSUE, cartilage cushions bones inside your joints, along your spine and in your ribcage. Firm, rubbery cartilage PROTECTS THE BONES FROM RUBBNG EACH OTHER. You also have this in your nose, ears, pelvis and lungs.
Cartilage
Bones come together to form ___.
joints
Each ____ is made of thousands of stretchy fibers. Your _____ allow you to move, sit upright and stay still. Some ____ help you run, dance and lift. You use others to write your name, fasten a button, talk and swallow.
muscle
Made of TOUGH COLLAGEN FIBERS, _____ connect bones and help stabilize joints.
bones to bones
Ligaments
_____connect muscles to bones. Made of FIBROUS TISSUE and collagen, are tough but NOT VERY STRETCHY.
Tendons