Bone structure
The shortest bones in the human body are found where?
What are the hands and feet? (carpals and tarsals)
where one bone meets another bone
What is a joint?
The main function of the skeletal system
What is to protect the internal organs?
To use a _____ muscle your brain must send a message to the muscle to make it move.
What is a voluntary muscle?
the hardest working muscle in the body
What is the heart?
The process by which bones are hardening as a person grows. In this process, cells called osteoblasts replace cartilage with spongy bones (which are hard, not soft, but has small holes in it like a sponge)
What is ossification?
This is a flexible connective tissue inside a joint that either hardens and turns into bone over time or cushions the bone inside of the joint.
What is cartilage?
The most important mineral that the skeletal system stores.
What is calcium?
An ___________ muscle works on its own without you having to think about it.
What is involuntary?
Muscles in the skin can help regulate your ______ _______.
What is body temperature?
Adult Humans have this many bones in their body.
What is 206 bones?
strong bands of connective tissue around the bones which help hold the bones together
What is a ligament?
The skeletal system is connected to this system because inside the bone the bone marrow can make new blood when the body needs it.
What is the circulatory system?
voluntary muscles that are attached to your bones
What is skeletal muscle?
The respiratory system would not be able to function without this large muscle.
What is the diaphragm?
80 bones- includes sternum, skull, ribs and vertebral column are called this
What is the axial skeleton?
This fluid inside the joints lubricates the joints to help them move and reduces shock
What is synovial fluid?
Without this function of our skeletal system our bodies would not be able to stand upright.
What is support?
involuntary muscle found only in the heart
What is the cardiac muscle?
What system of the body supplies glucose (sugars for energy) to the muscles?
What is the digestive system?
126 bones in the arms, legs and pectoral and pelvic areas
What is the appendicular skeleton?
joints that do not move because they are fused together (i.e. skull joints)
What are immovable joints?
Cartilage between these two parts of the bone harden in order to lengthen bones.
What is the diaphysis and the epiphysis?
involuntary muscle that lines the organs
What is smooth muscle?
These two filaments inside of the muscles make the muscle contract.
What are myosin and actin?