Skeletal System
What are three functions of the skeletal system
What are
Protection, support, movement, production, storage
Living bones are covered with what tight fitting membrane
What is Periosteum
What are two functions of the muscles?
What is
stability, protection, and temperature regulation
What are two substances stored in the bones?
What are...
calcium and fat
What strong layer is directly under the periosteum on a bone
What is Compact Bone
What type of muscles would you find in the heart?
What is
cardiac muscles
What protects your skin from UV rays and gives it color.
What is melanin
Where are blood cells formed
What is red marrow
What is located on the end of most bones?
What is cartilage
What type of joint is your neck or wrist?
What is
pivot joint
What types of muscles work with the bones to help you move?
What are
skeletal muscles
In which layer of the skin will you find sweat glands, sebaceous glands, and hair follicles?
What is
dermis
What are two functions of cartilage found at the ends of bones?
What are ...
reduce friction and act as a cushion
Where on the long bone do bones grow?
What is
Growth plate
What are two causes osteoporosis?
What is
1. body pulling calcium from the bones to use for cellular processes and not being replaced by eating or drinking calcium
2. Lack of Vitamin D
What type of muscles line your blood vessels and digestive tract?
What are
smooth muscle
what are four functions of the skin?
What are
protection, sensory response, temperature regulation, production of vitamin D and melanin, elimination
What are the two things found inside the spongy bone?
What are ...
marrow and blood vessels
What are two ways to keep bones healthy?
What are
healthy diet and exercise
What are the types of joints found in the shoulder and elbow (two different types)
What is
shoulder = ball and socket
elbow = hinge
Which type of burn damages all three layers of the skin?
What is
3rd-degree burns