Skeletal Function & Structure
Where 2 bones connect and work together to provide flexibility and enable the skeleton to move:
Joint
Name the mineral that promotes and supports bone health
Calcium
Involuntary muscles located inside organs
Smooth Muscle
Food with high amounts of __________ help muscle stay strong and grow.
Protein
A strong flexible tissue that allows joints to move easily, cushions bones, and supports soft tissues
Cartilage
To better care for your skeletal system be sure to avoid consuming too much
Sugar
When a muscle is not under our conscious control which means we can’t make them contract when we think about it is:
Involuntary Muscle
Why is rest important for you muscular health
Gives them time to recover and grow
A type of connecting tissue that holds bones to other bones at the joint
Ligament
List an exercise that help build strong bones
Running, Jumping, etc.
A type of connecting tissue that joins muscles to bones and muscles to muscles. It can also work to protect your bones and stabilize joint:
Tendon
Stretching can help prevent. . .
Muscular injuries, strains
Name the 4 Structures of the Skeletal System
Bones, Joints, Cartilage, Ligaments
Having good what will help protect your spine?
Posture
Name the 3 types of muscles
1. Skeletal
2. Cardiac
3. Smooth
RICE stands for
Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevate
Name the 4 Functions of the Skeletal System
1. Movement
2. Structure
3. Protection
4. Produce Blood Cells
Smoking prevents what from happening when it comes to your bone health?
Calcium absorption
Name the 3 Functions of the Muscular System
1. Movement
2. Posture
3. Heat production/protection
Name an exercise that would help you grow your quads
Squats, leg extensions, Step ups. . .