Muscular and Skeletal Systems

Question 1

What are the functions of the muscular system?

Answer 1

1. movement
2. strength
3. heat production

Question 2

What are the types of muscle tissue?

Answer 2

• cardiac
• skeletal
• smooth

Question 3

What do smooth muscle tissue in the stomach do?

Answer 3

churn and mix food

Question 4

What are the functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 4

1. framework for the body
2. protects internal organs and tissue
3. produce new red blood cells in bone marrow
4. storage site for minerals: calcium and phosphorus

Question 5

What is periosteum?

Answer 5

covering outside bones that supplies them with blood, nerves, and cells that help them grow and heal

Question 6

What is the compact bone?

Answer 6

has special elastic fibers to help with flexibility and absorb shock

Question 7

What is the spongy bone?

Answer 7

interior region of bone, contains many tiny holes –> makes bones lightweight

Question 8

What is cartilage?

Answer 8

a thick, smooth layer of tissue at the end of bones

Question 9

What are ligaments?

Answer 9

tough bands of tissue that hold bones together at joints (bone - bone)

Question 10

What are tendons?

Answer 10

strong connective tissues that connect muscles to bone

Question 11

What is the pivot joint and examples?

Answer 11

• one rotates in the ring of another
  ex: pivot joints in the neck allow the head to rotate

Question 12

What is the ball and socket joint and examples?

Answer 12

• one bone has a rounded end that fits into a cuplike cavity on another bone
  ex: shoulder and hip (butterfly stroke)

Question 13

What is the hinge joint and examples?

Answer 13

• has a back and forth movement
  ex: elbows, knees, fingers, and toes. kicking a soccer ball

Question 14

What is the gliding joint and examples?

Answer 14

• one part of the bone glides over another bone
  ex: ankles and wrists