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Skeletal & Muscular
Ch 4 Systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cartilage | covers the ends of bones to cushion the bones |
| Immovable Joints | skull |
| Ball & Socket Joint | shoulder & hip |
| Gliding Joints | vertebrae, wrists & ankles |
| Hinge Joints | elbow, knees & fingers |
| Pivot Joint | neck & forearm |
| Ligaments | attach bones to other bones |
| Tendons | attach muscles to bones |
| Skull | another name for skull |
| Scapula | another name for shoulder blade |
| Humerus | upper arm bone; also called "funny bone" |
| Radius | forearm bone attached on the thumb side |
| Ulna | forearm bone attached on the pinky finger side |
| femur | largest bone in the body; upper leg bone |
| Tibia | shin bone in the lower leg |
| Fibula | smaller bone in the lower leg |
| Tarsals | another name for ankle bones |
| Carpals | another name for wrist bones |
| Pelvis | another name for hip bones |
| Vertebrae | another name for backbones |
| Ribs | protects the lungs & heart |
| Mandible | another name for lower jaw |
| Muscles | an organ that contract and relax to move the body |
| Voluntary Muscles | muscles that we can control |
| Involuntary Muscles | muscles that we cannot control |
| Skeletal Muscles | muscles that attach to bones and move the body |
| Cardiac Muscle | muscles that make up the heart |
| Smooth muscles | muscles that make up all of the organs in your body |