Muscular System - Answers produce force, maintain posture, allow movement & produce heat
Muscular tissues - Answers Contract when they receive a signal from brain
Tendons - Answers Muscle to bone
Origin - Answers Point @ which myo joins stationary bone @ end closest to center of body
Insertion - Answers point @ which myo joins moving bone
When myo contracts, ________ moves towards _______. - Answers Insertion towards origin
"Muscle teams" - Answers Can only pull not push, one team pulls body part one way, the other team
pulls it back, as each team pulls the other stretches and relaxes
3 types of MYO - Answers Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal
Involuntary MYO - Answers Smooth, cardiac
Voluntary MYO - Answers Skeletal
Where is involuntary MYO found - Answers Cardiovascular tissue, lining of intestinal & respiratory tracts
5 Major Functions of skeletal system - Answers 1. Protect vital internal organs
2. Support body's framework
3. Produce red & white BC's in bone marrow
4. Store minerals and fats
5. Regulate mineral balance & release to blood as needed
Tubercles - Answers Rounded nodules or outgrowths of bone that act as sites for myo insertions
Joint - Answers Where 2 or more bones come together for movement and mechanical support
Ligaments - Answers Bone to bone
Cartilage - Answers Tough yet flexible connective tissue
Synovial Fluid - Answers Slippery fluid that keeps bones from scratching and grinding against each other