Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

Main functions (skeletal):

Answer 1

To protect vital organs. Includes support, protection, mineral storage, movement, blood cell production.

Question 2

Main function (muscular):

Answer 2

Movement, strength, heat production, shock absorption, shape, posture, and respiration.

Question 3

Long bones:

Answer 3

bones that are longer than they are wide (femur)

Question 4

Short bones:

Answer 4

bones that are roughly the same length and width (carpals)

Question 5

Flat bones:

Answer 5

bones which are thin and wide that provide flat area for muscle attachment (pelvis)

Question 6

Irregular bones:

Answer 6

bones which have no regular shape or characteristics (vertebrae)

Question 7

Sesamoid bones:

Answer 7

irregular bones within a tendon (patella)

Question 8

Ball and socket joint:

Answer 8

has a large range of movement (shoulder)

Question 9

Hinge joint:

Answer 9

rotate to move back and forth (elbow)

Question 10

Gliding joints:

Answer 10

side to side movement (wrist)

Question 11

Vertebral joints:

Answer 11

slightly moveable and provides support (vertebral column)

Question 12

Cardiac muscle:

Answer 12

Found in walls of heart. Contractions are involuntary, short rhythmical.

Question 13

Skeletal muscle:

Answer 13

Attached to bones and skin. Contractions are voluntary and fast.

Question 14

Smooth muscle:

Answer 14

Found in lining of digestive, urinary, reproductive systems, airways and arteries. Involuntary and slow contractions.

Question 15

Function of musculoskeletal:

Answer 15

Main function is to protect and support the body.

Question 16

Structure of musculoskeletal:

Answer 16

Made up of muscles, bones, tissues, tendons, cartilage, ligaments.