musculoskeletal system Flashcards

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what is the function of the musculoskeletal system?

A

-bring movement to the body
-protects vital organs
-gives shape to the body

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what are the components?

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-muscles
-tendons
-ligaments
-cartilage
-bones

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what is the function of muscles?

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allow us to move due to it contracting and relaxing

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4
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what do tendons attach?

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they attach muscles to bones

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what is the texture of cartilage and where is it found?

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its stiff yet flexible and found between bones and joints and between ribs and breastbone

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what do bones do for your body?

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provides shape and help form the shape of your body

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what is the name of where bones meet?

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joints

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where are ligaments found and what do they do?

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occur between bones at joints and hold bones together within the joints

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what are the health complications?

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-rickets
-arthritis
-osteoporosis

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