Skeleton and movement Flashcards
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Bones is made of
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Living cells, and non living calcium compounds
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Functions of skeleton
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Support, protection, movement
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Arm bones
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Humerous, radius and fibula
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Vertebrae
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Bones of spine
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Joint
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Where bones meet
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Fused joint
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Skulls are immoveable
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Moveable joints
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Contain synovial fluid and are called synovial joints
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Examples of synovial joints
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Ball and socket (hip/shoulder) and hinge joints (knee/elbow)
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Reduce friction
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Using cartilage and synovial fluid
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Cartilage
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Acts as a shock absorber
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Ligaments
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Join bone to bone
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Tendents
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Join muscle to Bone
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Antagonistic muscles
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Work opposite each other (biceps, triceps in arm)
