Functions
Name that Bone
Name that Muscle
Osteoporosis/Steroids
Vocabulary
100
What is a function of the skeletal system?
support, protection, blood cell productions, mineral storage, movement
100
What is osteoporosis?
a reductions in bone mass, bones become porous
100
Bones of the skull, spine, ribs and sternum.
What is axial skeleton.
200
What is a function of the muscular system?
Movement
200
What are anabolic steroids prescribed for?
diseases in which muscle atrophy occurs, hormonal imbalances
200
Hollow channel in bone in which blood vessels pass.
What is Haversian canals.
300
What do actin and myosin do?
They facilitate muscle contraction inside the sarcomere. The myosin head binds to actin pulling the filaments closer together, contracting the sarcomere and thus the muscle.
300
What are ways to reduce your risk of getting osteoporosis?
ingesting calcium and lifting weights, weight-bearing exercises
300
Skeletal muscle that causes a joint to bend, and skeletal muscle that causes a joint to straighten.
What are flexors and extensors.
400
What is the functions of the periosteum and what does it contain?
The periosteum is the tough exterior membrane of a bone and it supplies nutrients to the bone through Haversian canals in which blood vessels pass thru.
400
What are some adverse effects of using anabolic steroids in men and women?
men: shrinkage of testicles, infertility, balding/excessive hair growth women: male-like qualities, male pattern baldness, infertility
400
The thick and thin myofilaments that function in contraction of muscles.
What are actin and myosin.
500
What is the function of the insertion attachment of the muscle?
To pull and move the bone it is connected to.
500
What are some signs and symptoms of individuals over 50 years old with osteoporosis?
hunched back, frequent fractures (extra 100: what bones are most frequently broken in those who have osteoporosis over 50 y.o.)
500
The functional unit of a muscle contraction. Extra 100: The cylindrical component of a muscle containing many actin and myosin myofilaments.
What is a sarcomere. Extra 100: What is a myofibril.