locomotion

Question 1

what is locomotion?

Answer 1

the act of movement

Question 2

what does the human skeleton involve?

Answer 2

bones, cartilage, and joints

Question 3

what are bones?

Answer 3

hard and rigid tissue

Question 4

what do bones do?

Answer 4

support and protect soft tissue, attachment site for muscles, and rbc & wbc production w/in marrow

Question 5

what happens when a bone is formed?

Answer 5

a joint acts as a lever when attached muscle contracts

Question 6

what is a cartilage?

Answer 6

fibrous and elastic tissue

Question 7

what is cartilage as an embryo bone?

Answer 7

cartilage

Question 8

what happens after birth for a cartilage?

Answer 8

the cartilage is gradually replaced by a bone

Question 9

what does the cartilage provide?

Answer 9

cushioning and flexibility at joints

Question 10

what are joints?

Answer 10

connection between bones

Question 11

what do joints do?

Answer 11

they allow movement to be possible

Question 12

what are the types of joints?

Answer 12

hinge joint, ball & socket joint, pivot joint, and immovable joint

Question 13

what do hinge joints do?

Answer 13

back and forth (elbow & knee)

Question 14

what do ball & socket joints do?

Answer 14

circular movement (shoulder & hip)

Question 15

what do the pivot joints do?

Answer 15

1/2 circular movement (neck)

Question 16

what do immovable joints do?

Answer 16

no movement (skull bones)

Question 17

what do muscle tissue of the human body include?

Answer 17

skeletal muscles, smooth muscles, and cardiac muscles