Functions and Basics
This is the main functions of the skeletal system.
Structure and Protection
Found in the knee and elbow, this type of joint allows movement in only one direction, like a door.
What is a Hinge Joint?
This muscle type is only found in the heart.
What is cardiac muscle?
This muscle is found on the front of your upper arm and is responsible for bending your elbow.
What is Biceps?
This common bone injury involves a break or crack.
What is a fracture?
Besides movement, name another function of the muscular system.
What is temperature regulation or layer of protection?
Found inside bones, this makes up the honeycomb part of a bone.
What is Spongy Bone?
This muscle tissue can contract quickly or slowly depending on the activity, such as running or lifting weights. These muscles work in pairs.
What are Skeletal muscles?
These muscles run along your abdomen and help you perform sit-ups.
What is the rectus abdominss?
Name the bones that form your fingers and toes.
What is the Phalanges?
This tissue connects muscles to bones, enabling movement.
What is tendon?
This flexible tissue covers the ends of bones at joints to reduce friction.
What is Cartilage?
This type of muscle is found in the walls of internal organs and blood vessels.
What is smooth muscle?
This large muscle covers your shoulder and helps lift your arm in all directions
What are the deltoids?
This flat bone is located at the front of your chest and connects to your ribs.
What is the Sternum?
This part of the skeleton protects the spinal cord.
What is the vertebrae column?
Where are red blood cells produced?
What is bone marrow?
The category of muscles we do not have conscience control over?
Involuntary Muscles
This large muscle runs across your chest and helps move your arms toward the center of your body.
What is the Pectoralis Major?
This TYPE of bone makes up the carpals and tarsals.
What are short bones?
This tissue connects bones to other bones at joints.
What is a ligament?
This type of joint allows for rotation, such as the neck.
What is a pivot joint?
All three muscle types—skeletal, smooth, and cardiac—share this basic ability, which is essential for their function. (Hint: What causes movement of a muscle?)
What is a Contraction?
These muscles, located on your sides, help you twist your torso.
What are the External Obliques?
The largest sesamoid bone is the human body?
What is the Patella?