Skeletal System Ch 3

Question 1

Musculoskeletal system

Answer 1

Consist of two systems that work together to support the body and allow movement of the animal - “the Skeletal system and Muscular system”

Question 2

The skeletal system

Answer 2

Forms the framework that supports and protects the animal’s body

Question 3

Red bone marrow

Answer 3

Found within the bone - Functions to form red blood cell, white blood cells and platelets (clotting cells)

Question 4

Joints

Answer 4

Site of junction or union between bones. Aid in the movement of the body

Question 5

Cartilage

Answer 5

Protects the end of bones where they contact each other (also found in the ear and nose)

Question 6

Tendons

Answer 6

Connect muscle to bone allowing the animal to move

Question 7

Ligaments

Answer 7

Connect bone to bone which supports joints

Question 8

Connective Tissue

Answer 8

Tissue that binds together and supports various structures of the body. Examples: Bones, tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. A type of tissue in which the proportion of cells to extracellular matrix (space) is small -not a lot of cells which makes it bendable.