Musculoskeletal system

Question 1

skeletal system

Answer 1

consists of the bones and joints

Question 2

skeletal muscle system

Answer 2

voluntary or striated muscle

Question 3

bones

Answer 3

the pieces of hard tissue that make up the skeleton of a vertebrate

Question 4

cartilage

Answer 4

a waxy, whitish, flexible substance that lines or connects bone joints

Question 5

ligaments

Answer 5

band of tough tissue that connects the ends of bones or keeps an organ in place

Question 6

synovial fluid

Answer 6

the liquid inside the cavity surrounding a joint that helps bones to slide freely over each other

Question 7

pivot joint

Answer 7

a joint that allows a twisting movement

Question 8

hinge joints

Answer 8

joints in which two bones are connected so that movement occurs in one plane only

Question 9

ball and socket joints

Answer 9

joints where the rounded end of one bone fits into the hollow end of another

Question 10

immovable joints

Answer 10

joints that allow no movement except when absorbing a hard blow

Question 11

muscles

Answer 11

tissue consisting of cells that can shorten

Question 12

involuntary muscles

Answer 12

these muscles contract slowly and rhythmically and these muscles are at work in the heart, intestines, and lungs.

Question 13

voluntary muscles

Answer 13

muscle attached to bones, it moves the bones by contracting and is controlled by an animal’s thoughts

Question 14

tendons

Answer 14

tough rope-like tissue connecting a muscle to a bone

Question 15

fracture

Answer 15

a break in a bone