The Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

How are tendons different from ligaments?

Answer 1

Tendons connect muscle to bone and are less elastic

Question 2

How could you describe bone tissue?

Answer 2

Dense and hard

Question 3

How could you describe cartilage?

Answer 3

Dense

Question 4

How could you describe ligaments?

Answer 4

Tough and elastic

Question 5

How does cartilage prevent damage to the ends of the bones?

Answer 5

It provides a smooth surface where bones come together at a joint

Question 6

How many bones are in the human body?

Answer 6

206

Question 7

What are invertebrates?

Answer 7

Animals that either don’t have a skeleton or their skeletal system is on the outside

Question 8

What are ligaments made up of mostly?

Answer 8

Long fibres of collagen

Question 9

What are some problems with the musculoskeletal system?

Answer 9

Diseases like osteoporosis, fractures, torn ligaments, tendons and muscle tissue

Question 10

What are the main minerals found in bone tissue?

Answer 10

Calcium and phosphorus

Question 11

What are the three different types of connective tissues?

Answer 11

Bones, cartilage, and ligaments

Question 12

What are the three types of muscle tissues?

Answer 12

Skeletal muscle (vonuntary), smooth muscle (involuntary), and cardiac muscle (involuntary)

Question 13

What are vertebrates

Answer 13

Animals with a back bone

Question 14

What do bones store?

Answer 14

Calcium and other minerals

Question 15

What do canals inside the bones contain?

Answer 15

Blood vessels and nerves

Question 16

What do ligaments do?

Answer 16

They hold bones together at the joints

Question 17

What do muscles do in response to signals from the nervous system?

Answer 17

Contract

Question 18

What do muscles do when they contract?

Answer 18

Become shorter and thicker

Question 19

What do tendons connect?

Answer 19

Muscle to bones

Question 20

What do the proteins in the muscle fibres cause the muscle to do?

Answer 20

Contract when signaled by nerve cells

Question 21

What does bone tissue consist of?

Answer 21

Bone cells within a matrix of minerals and collagen fibres

Question 22

What does cartilage provide?

Answer 22

Strong, flexible, low-friction support for bones and other tissues

Question 23

What does muscle tissue consist of?

Answer 23

Bundles of long cells called muscle fibres that contain specialized proteins

Question 24

What happens when the muscles contract?

Answer 24

Exert a force which moves one or both of the bones to which the muscle is connected

Question 25

What is cartilage made up of?

Answer 25

Special cells in a matrix of colagen fibres

Question 26

What is it called when an animal’s skeletal system is on the outside?

Answer 26

Exoskeleton

Question 27

What is the main role of the skeleton?

Answer 27

To provide support for the body

Question 28

What is the musculoskeletal system composed of?

Answer 28

All the bones and muscles inside the body

Question 29

What produces red and white blood cells?

Answer 29

Bone marrow

Question 30

What type of muscle is used for voluntary movements such as walking?

Answer 30

Skeletal muscle

Question 31

Where is cardiac muscle located?

Answer 31

The heart

Question 32

Where is cartilage found?

Answer 32

Nose, ear, esophagus, disks between vertebrates, and joints

Question 33

Where is smooth muscle mostly located?

Answer 33

In the intestines

Question 34

Why do skeletal muscles always work in opposing pairs?

Answer 34

Because muscles can pull but connot push