Skeletal System Function

Question 1

Structure & support in skeleton?

Answer 1

Provides framework to support organs & tissues of body

Helps us to stand upright & support weight of body

Question 2

Movement in skeleton?

Answer 2

Muscles pull on bones to create movement

Muscles overlap joints to pull bones closer together

Question 3

What is movement contraction - Origin & Insertion in skeleton?

Answer 3

2 areas of attachment for muscles to create movement
Origin - doesn’t move during contraction
Insertion - does move

Question 4

What is origin ?

Answer 4

Doesn’t move during contraction

Question 5

What is insertion ?

Answer 5

Does move

Question 6

What is movement contraction attachment in skeleton ?

Answer 6

Provides framework for muscles to attach
Attachment sites( tendons & ligaments)
Sticky out bits of bone form attachment area for muscle to create movement

Question 7

What are the attachment sites ?

Answer 7

Tendons & ligaments

Question 8

What is protection in skeleton?

Answer 8

Bones can act as a shield for vital organs

Question 9

What do ribs protect ?

Answer 9

Lungs

Question 10

What do cranium protect ?

Answer 10

Brain

Question 11

What do vertebrae protect ?

Answer 11

Spinal cord

Question 12

What does sternum protect ?

Answer 12

Heart

Question 13

Blood cell production / supply in skeleton ?

Answer 13

Produces red blood cells

Produces white blood cells

Question 14

What does red blood cells do ?

Answer 14

Essential for transportation of oxygen & nutrients

Question 15

What does white blood cells do ?

Answer 15

Essential for fighting infection and removing waste

Question 16

Mineral storage in skeleton?

Answer 16

Minerals stored in bones

Essential for bone growth & maintenance

Question 17

What are minerals in bone ?

Answer 17

Calcium
Phosphorus
Vitamin d
Potassium

Question 18

What is the function of the skeletal system?

Answer 18

Movement
Attachment
Protection
Blood cell production/supply
Mineral storage
Structure/ support