Skeletal and Muscular System Flashcards
Functions of the skeleton
- support
- protection
- movement
- blood cell production
- shape
- muscle attachment
- mineral storage
Support
Bones keep us upright and hold the rest of our body in place
Protection
Flat bones enclose and protect vital organs
Movement
Bones provide anchor points for muscles, create levers
Shape
Bones give us our general shape eg height, build
Muscle attachment
Bones provide anchorage for muscles to attach and when they contract they pull the bone
Mineral storage
Store calcium and phosphorus
Blood cell production
Produced in the bone marrow
Ball and socket
The rounded part of the bone fits into the cp like end of another, eg shoulder,hip
Hinge
The convex surface of one bone fits into the concave surface of another eg elbow
Condyloid joint
Similar to the ball and socket but the curved surfaces are much flatter eg wrist
Flexion
Decreasing the angle at a joint
Extension
Increasing the angle at a joint
Adduction
Moving a ball and socket joint towards the midline of the body
Abduction
Moving a ball and socket joint away from the midline of the body
Dori flexion
Pointing your ankle joint towards your shin
Plantar flexion
Pointing your ankle joint towards the floor
Circumduction
Drawing a circle with your limb
Medial rotation
Twisting of a limb into the body
Lateral rotation
Twisting of a limb away from the body
Horizontal flexion
straight limb twisting into the body
Horizontal extension
Straight limb twisting away from the body
Agonist
The muscle responsible for the movement of a joint
Antagonist
The muscle that lengthens or relaxes
Fixator
The muscle that stabilises the joint
Flexion agonist and antagonist at shoulder
Agonist : anterior deltoid
Antagonist: posterior deltoid
Extension agonist and antagonist at shoulder
Agonist : posterior deltoid
Antagonist: anterior deltoid