Skeletal System
Skeletal System Function
Either:
Supports the body
Facilitates movement
Protects vital organs
Produces blood cells
Stores and releases minerals and fats
Muscular System Function
Body movement
Adequate posture
Essential bodily functions
Cardiovascular System Function
Circulates oxygen and removes Carbon Dioxide.
Provides cells with nutrients.
Removes the waste products of metabolism to the excretory organs for disposal.
Protects the body against disease and infection.
Clotting stops bleeding after injury.
Transports hormones to target cells and organs.
Helps regulate body temperature
Gas exchange
Helps body break down food
Digestive system
Main separation parts of the skeletal system
Axial and Appendicular
Muscle fibre arrangements
Fusiform and pennate
Right side blood
Deoxygenated
Filters the air we breathe
Trachea
Defend body against infection
Immune system
Types of joints
Fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial
Types of muscles
Skeletal
Smooth
and Cardiac
Types of blood vessels
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
Air sacs
Alveoli
Collection of nerves and specialised cells
Types of Bones
Long, short, sesamoid, flat and irregular
Muscle control
Agonist is the muscle that contracts and creates the movement
Antagonist is the muscle that relaxes and allows movement to occur passively
Heart rate speeds
Tachycardia (fast) and bradycardia (slow)
Common passageway for air, food and liquid
Pharynx
Collection of glands that produce hormones
Endocrine system
Types of synovial joints
Gliding
Hinge
Pivot
Condyloid
Saddle
Ball and Socket
Muscle contraction
Isotonic
- Concentric and eccentric
Isometric
Isokinetic
Hypertensive crisis
Systolic higher than 180
Diastolic higher than 120
Covers larynx
Epiglottis
Ensures survival of the species
Reproductive system