musculoskeletal system Flashcards
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what is the function of the musculoskeletal system?
-bring movement to the body
-protects vital organs
-gives shape to the body
what are the components?
-muscles
-tendons
-ligaments
-cartilage
-bones
what is the function of muscles?
allow us to move due to it contracting and relaxing
what do tendons attach?
they attach muscles to bones
what is the texture of cartilage and where is it found?
its stiff yet flexible and found between bones and joints and between ribs and breastbone
what do bones do for your body?
provides shape and help form the shape of your body
what is the name of where bones meet?
joints
where are ligaments found and what do they do?
occur between bones at joints and hold bones together within the joints
what are the health complications?
-rickets
-arthritis
-osteoporosis