Skeletal/ Muscular System Flashcards
Axial system
Consists of 80 bones that revolve around the vertical axis of the skeleton
The skeletal system
Divided into two groups, the axial and the appendicular system for a trial of 206 bones in the body
Axial system consists of
The skull
Facial bones
Thoracic cage
Vertebral column
Appendicular skeleton
Consists of 126 bones that append to the axial skeleton
Appendicular system consists of
Pictorial girdle
The upper limb
Pelvic girdle
Lower limb
Characteristics of muscle tissues
Contractibility, extensibility, elasticity, atrophy and hypertrophy
What controls the nerve tissues and fed by capillaries
Muscle tissue
Contractibility
Ability of the muscle to shorten
Extensibility
Ability of the muscle to lengthen
Elasticity
Ability of the muscle to return to size
Atrophy
Decrease in the size of muscle tissue
Hypertrophy
Increase in the size of the muscle tissue
