Skeletal
a strong, flexible connective tissue
What is cartilage?
The muscle that closes a joint
What is a flexor?
the part of the brain that coordinates the movement of skeletal muscles
What is the cerebellum?
a condition in which there is a progressive loss of bone tissue
What is osteoporosis?
a lateral or side-to-side curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis?
a band of fibrous, slightly elastic connective tissue that attaches one bone to another
What is a ligament?
The muscle that opens a joint
What is an extensor?
the largest and most complex part of the brain
What is the cerebrum?
the broken end of the bone cuts through the skin
What is a compound fracture?
A muscle is made up of long cells called
What are muscle fibers?
a fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone
What is a tendon?
Which problem of the muscular system results when muscles are stretched or partially torn from overexertion
What is a muscle sprain
a nerve cell
What is a neuron?
a long column of nerve tissue
What is the spinal cord?
What type of muscles are in the lining of blood vessels?
What are smooth muscles?
What type of joint is a knee?
What is a hinge joint?
the natural tension in the fibers of muscles.
What is muscle tone?
Which type of neuron carries messages from the CNS back to muscles or glands in response to a sensory impulse?
What are motor neurons?
T or F: Muscles attached to the bone that cause body movements are cardiac muscles.
What is false? skeletal muscles
List two functions of the skeletal system
Protects internal tissues and organs, Produces new red and white blood cells, Acts as a framework for attached muscle
What results when the ligaments that attach a bone at a joint are torn as the bone slips out of place?
What is a dislocation?
Name a tip to care for the muscular system
Get regular exercise. Use proper equipment during physical activity. Practice good posture.
The _____ nervous system controls involuntary functions such as digestion.
What is autonomic?
a three-inch-long stalk of nerve cells and fibers that connects the spinal cord to the rest of the brain
What is the brain stem.
a group of neurological disorders that are the result of damage to the brain before, during, or just after birth
What is cerebral palsy?