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Skeletal & Muscular
Review of vocabulary terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Fracture | A broken bone |
| Sprain | An injury to a ligament |
| Rib Cage | bones that protect the heart and lungs |
| Skull | the bone that covers the brain |
| Clavicle | bone that connects the shoulder to the rib cage (collar bone) |
| Pelvis | hip bone |
| Vertebrate | Backbone |
| Femur | Upper Leg Bone |
| Cardiac muscle | Heart muscle |
| Smooth muscle | Involuntary, muscles you can't control; Ex: stomach, intestine, bladder |
| Involuntary muscle | Muscles that contract without you having to think about the movement |
| Flexor | a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a join |
| Extensor | muscle that straightens a joint |
| Osteoporosis | Causes the bone tissue to become thin and less dense |
| R.I.C.E | Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation |
| How many muscles are in the body? | 640 |
| How many bones are in the body? | 206 |
| Voluntary muscle | Muscles that are controlled by an individual |
| tendon | holds the skeletal muscle to the bone |
| Skeletal muscles | Muscles attached to the skeleton that make movement possible. |