skeletal system
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What happens when you sprain a muscle?
The muscle fibers are overstretched or torn
What is the function of the nervous system?
It is the bodies control center
What is a muscle made up of?
Muscle fibers
What is multiple sclerosis?
True or False? The 5 functions of the skeletal system are support, protection, movement, storage, and blood cell production.
True
How do muscles work?
They are made up of long fibrous cells that shorten and stretch to make every part of your body move
What makes up the central nervous system?
The brain and spinal cord
Describe ossification?
The process by which bone is formed, renewed , and repaired
What is the disease where the progressive nervous system disorder affects movement?
Parkinson‘s
What type of joint are knees and elbows?
Hinge joints
What is the function of the muscular system?
To produce movement, maintain posture, stabilize joints, and generate body heat
What is the difference between the Somatic and Autonomic nervous system?
The Somatic controls voluntary movements and the autonomic controls involuntary movements
What is a simple fracture?
A break In the bone that does not break through the skin
What is osteoporosis?
A condition In which bones become weak and brittle due to loss of bone density
True or false hips and shoulders are not ball and socket joints?
false
What are the 3 types of muscles and where can they be found.
Cardiac: found in the heart, Smooth: found in the internal organs, Skeletal: found in the bones
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
fight or flight
Dislocation occurs when blank.
the bone separates from its normal position in a joint
Describe what happens when someone has Alzheimer’s?
There memory and thinking skills slowly destroy over time
how do you care for the skeletal system? List 3.
Eat healthy, exercise, have check ups regularly, wear protective gear during sports, maintain good posture
Name 5 muscles found in the human body.
Ex. quadriceps, deltoid, flexor, external oblique, patella
What makes up the peripheral nervous system?
All the nerves that branch out from the brain
Ligaments: slightly elastic connective tissue that attaches bone to bone.
Tendons: a fibrous cord attaches muscle to bone
cartilage: a strong flexible connective tissue
The central nervous system disorder in which brain activity becomes abnormal is called what?
Epilepsy