musculo-skeletal system

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question	Answer
the skeleton _______ vital organs	protects
the skeleton stores two different minerals called?	calcium and phosphorous
phosphorous helps reduce ______ ____	muscle pain
name three things the skeleton produces	red blood cells white blood cells platelets
skeleton allows movement at ____	joints
our muscles are attached to bones by _______	tendons
when the muscles ________ the bone moves	contract
cylindrical in shape and found in the limbs, their main function is movement, by acting as a lever	long bones
small and compact often equal in length and width. they are designed for strength and weight bearing,	short bones
have a flat surface. their function is to protect you internal organs	flat bones
compex individual shapes and perform a variety of functions including protection and muscle attachment	irregular bones
name a long bone	femur \| radius \| tibia
name a short bone	carpals and tarsals
name a flat bone	ribs \| cranium \| sternum
name an irregular bone	vertebrae
vertebral column (7 vertebrae)	cervical vertebrae
vertebral column (12 vertebrae)	thoraic vertebrae
vertebral column (5 vertebrae)	lumbar vertebrae
5 fused vertebrae	sacrum
4 fused vertebrae	coccyx
the upper 24 vertebrae allow ________	movement
the lower nine vertebrae are _____	fused

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this joint can be found in the neck. it allows only rotational movement	pivot joint
these can be found in the elbow and ankle allow movement in one direction only	hinge joint
can be found at the shoulder and hip and allow movement in almost every direction	ball and socket joint
similar to a ball and socket joint. found at the wrist	condyloid
what does synovial fluid do	lubricates the joint
bending a limb to decrease the angle at a joint	flexion
straightening a limb to increase the angle at a joint	extension
moving a limb away from the mid line of the body	shoulder abduction
moving a limb towards the mid line of the body	shoulder adduction
turning about the vertical axis of your body	rotation
circular movement of a body part	circumduction
decreasing the angle at the ankle joint	dorsi flexion
increasing the angle at the ankle joint	plantar flexion
forms a cushion between bones to stop them rubbing	cartilage
like very strong string that holds bones together	ligaments
found in the internal organs and blood vessels-this is involuntary	smooth muscle
found only in the heart-this is involuntary	cardiac muscle
attached to the skeleton/bones-this is voluntary	skeletal muscle
muscle work in ____________ pairs	antagonistic
contracts,shortens	agonist
relaxes,becomes longer	antagonist

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