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The skeleton
SCIENCE 2ND YEAR
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 3 functions of the skeleton? | Support: without a skeleton you would be like jelly. Protection: protects organs. Movement: muscles are attaché dot the bone. When these contract it allows the bone to move. |
| What are the 3 joints and where would you find them? | Fused joints: skull. Ball and socket: shoulder,hip. Hinge: knee,elbow. |
| In what directions do the joints move? | Fused: none Ball and socket: all directions Hinge: one direction |
| What is synovial fluid? | It is a lubricant to cause easy friction between bones. |
| What is a tendon? | It connects muscle to bone |
| What is an antagonistic muscle? Give an example. | It is muscles which pull in opposite directions: bicep and tricep. |