Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

function of the musculoskeletal system

Answer 1

made up of skeleton and skeletal muscle

- support, protection and movement

Question 2

connective tissue

Answer 2

bone
ligaments
cartilage

Question 3

bone

Answer 3

tissue is hard an dense (mostly non living)
bone cells within a matrix of minerals (mainly calcium and phosphorus) and collagen fibres
canals inside bone contain blood vessels and nerves

Question 4

ligaments

Answer 4

tough, elastic connective tissues that hols bones together at the joints
mostly made up of long fibres of collagen

Question 5

cartilage

Answer 5

dense connective tissue found in the ear, nose, esophagus, disks between vertebrae and joints
special cells in a matrix of collagen fibres
provides strong, flexible, low-friction support

Question 6

what is a matrix?

Answer 6

interweaved

Question 7

what is a skeletal muscle?

Answer 7

voluntary

muscles connected to bones via TENDON

Question 8

what is smooth muscle?

Answer 8

involuntary

example esophagus

Question 9

how do muscles interact?

Answer 9

muscles act in antagonistic pairs

when one muscle contracts, another must relax