Skeletal System
What does the skeletal system consist of?
Bones and connective tissues.
What are the three types of muscles?
Skeletal, smooth, cardiac
What makes up the central nervous system?
Brain and spinal cord
What is the place where two bones meet called?
Joint
What mineral keeps bones strong?
Calcium
What type of joint is found in the shoulder and hip?
Ball and Socket Joint
What is a common muscle injury caused by overstretching?
Muscle Strain
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
Reflexes or fight or flight
What is the long nerve bundle that runs down your back?
Spinal Cord
What should you always do before exercising to protect your muscles?
Warm up or stretch
What does Ligaments do?
Attach bones to create joints
Where can Cardiac muscLes be found?
The wall of the heart
What is a reflex?
A quick automatic response to a stimulus
What is the function of cartilage?
Cushions bones and reduces friction at joints
What food helps build and repair muscle tissue?
Protein?
What bone disorder causes bones to become weak and break easily?
Osteoporosis
What is the strong connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone and make them move?
Tendon
What function of a motor neuron?
Controls muscle movement
What body system works with the skeletal system to help you move?
Muscular system
What is Alzheimer’s?
Memory loss
Ossification is….?
when a bone is formed, renewed and repaired.
A muscle is made of long fibers called…?
Muscle fibers
what does sensory neurons do?
carrys messages
What is interneuron?
Processing information
What does epilepsy?
They are seizures and they are sudden episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity going on in the brain