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Skeletal & Muscle
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a joint? Give an example | A place where two or more bones come together. Ball & socket Hinge Pivot Gliding Immovable |
| What is cartilage? | Tough supportive tissue, more flexible than bone. |
| What is ossification? | The process that makes bones hard during young adulthood. |
| What types of marrow are there and what do they do? | Red - Produces 100 million blood cells everyday Yellow - stores fat |
| What is a ligament? | Fibrous bands that hold bones together. |
| What is osteoporosis? | When bones become brittle and break easily |
| Describe a fracture | A break in the bone |
| Describe a dislocation | When the end of a bone in a joint is forced out of place |
| What is scoliosis? | Abnormal curvature of the spine |
| What type of joint are the elbow and the knee? | Hinge |
| Where is the humerus located? | upper arm |
| Where is the femur located? | upper leg |
| Describe the function of smooth muscle? provide a example | Involuntary muscle that causes movement within the body. Example - pushing food through the digestive system. example - help circulate blood |
| Describe the function of Cardiac Muscle? | Involuntary muscle found only in heart, allows your heart to beat and pump blood through your body |
| Describe the function of skeletal muscle? | Voluntary muscle that attaches to your skeleton ,allows you move and do activities |
| What is a tendon? | Thick strand of tissue that attaches muscle to bone. |
| What is muscle tone? | Slight tension and contraction of a muscle |
| Describe atrophy? | Muscle becomes weak and shrunken from inactivity. |
| What is an anabolic steroid? | Artificial form of the male hormone |
| Another term for a muscle strain? | A pulled muscle |
| What is tendinitis? | Irritation, inflammation of a tendon due to overuse |
| An overstretched or torn ligament is called what? | Sprain |
| What is the main purpose of a warm up and cool down? | Prevent injury |
| What is flexibility? | the ability to move joint through a full range of motion. |
| Explain the difference between muscle endurance and muscle strength? | Muscle Strength is the amount of force/power put out. Muscle Endurance is the duration your muscles can effectively produce action. |
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