Function
What do the muscles and bones work together to achieve?
Body Movement.
What is a way to keep this system healthy?
Stretch Everyday
What does the prefix Oste/o mean?
Bone
When are screws used?
Screws are used in surgery?
Osteoporosis is a ____ disease.
Bone
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Skeletal, Smooth, Cardiac
How do you provide protection to your bones?
Get calcium, vitamin D, and eat a well balanced diet.
What does Fibr mean?
Fiber
What are cortical screws for?
Anchor into cortical bone.
What is osteoporosis?
Bone changes in the amount of thickness, and quality leading to brittle, easily damageable bones.
Along with structure, what do bones provide the body?
Protection
When do bones start to develop?
Early Childhood
What does Sarc mean?
Connective tissue
What types of plates are there?
Compression, Neutralization, and buttress plates.
What is osteoarthritis?
Disease where protective tissues in the joints break down over time.
What do tendons connect bones to?
Muscle
What should you avoid if you want to stay healthy?
Smoking and Drinking
What does Leio mean?
Smooth visceral muscle.
What are washers used for?
Washers are used to distribute the stresses under a screw.
What is the inflammation of a tendon called?
Tendonitis
What does cartilage do?
Cushions Joints
What does stretching everyday do for your body?
Improves both flexibility and range of motion
What does rhabdo mean?
Skeletal / Striated muscle
What are compression plates used for?
Compression plates are used for fractures that are stable in compression.
_____ is the condition where a person is unable to relax there muscles at will. This is a form of muscular dystrophy.
Myotonic Dystrophy