The Musclo-Skeletal System Flashcards
What’s a bone?
A living calcified tissue.
What do bones give us? Name 2 things.
1-Structure
2-Protection
What links bones?
Joints.
What are the tendons and ligaments?
They work together to make the connective tissues that help link us together.
What happens when you sprain something?
You damage a ligament.
What is a fracture?
Its when you break a bone.
What’s a pulled muscle?
Over exerted muscle.
What are muscles?
A collection of elastic fibers that run in the same direction, (cells)
What do muscles do?
They contract and relax together to move bones.
What’s an agnostic, (agonist) muscle?
An active/contracting muscle.
What’s an antagonistic, (antagonist) muscle?
A relaxing muscle.
What are the 3 type of muscle tissues.
1- Cardiac Muscle Cell
2-Skeletal Muscle Cell
3-Smooth Muscle Cell
