Skeletal System. Flashcards
Learn the skeletal system and its functions. (12 cards)
name the types of bones
flat bones
short bones
long bones
irregular bones
Give 2 facts about long bones
longer than they are wide
play a key part in movement
name some long bones
humerous, femur, radius, ulna, tibia and fibula.
Give 2 facts about short bones
Box like shape
Used for carrying a lot of weight
give emamples of short bones
tarsals and carsals
Give 2 facts about flat bones
Provide a large survive area for muscle attatchmentation
Provide protection to vital organs.
Give examples of flat bones
cranium, ribs, scapula.
Give a fact about irregular bones
unique in shape to do a certain job
Give some examples of irregular bones
vertable column, patella
Name the functions of the skeletal system
Protection Blood cell production Mineral storage Movement Muscle attatchmemtation
Protection
The skeletal system protects your vital organs like the cranium protects the brain.
muscle attatchment
all muscles attach to bones by tendons. when muscles contract it pulls on the tendons to create movement around a joint. eg when your quadricep contracts the knee extends.
