Responses of the skeletal system to exercise (acute - long term)

Question 1

production of synovial fluid

Answer 1

helps joint become more lubricated, protects bones during increased demands that exercise puts on skeleton and joints

Question 2

increased mineral uptake

Answer 2

as muscles become stronger the more you use it, a bone becomes stronger and denser. when exercising it stimulates the uptake of calcium

Question 3

increased pliability of ligament

Answer 3

tendons become more pliable which would increase the rage of movement at the joint