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Understanding the Musculo-Skeletal System

1. The musculo-skeletal system includes the bones, muscles, joints, tendons, and ligaments that work together to allow for movement and provide support for the body. 2. Key functions of this system are to protect internal organs, produce and transport oxygen, and produce and excrete waste. 3. The skeletal and muscular systems work together to move and control body parts through joints like the shoulder which is a ball-and-socket joint.

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Understanding the Musculo-Skeletal System

1. The musculo-skeletal system includes the bones, muscles, joints, tendons, and ligaments that work together to allow for movement and provide support for the body. 2. Key functions of this system are to protect internal organs, produce and transport oxygen, and produce and excrete waste. 3. The skeletal and muscular systems work together to move and control body parts through joints like the shoulder which is a ball-and-socket joint.

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The Musculo-Skeletal System (Thinking Skills)

Choose the correct option and fill in the blanks: Give reasons:

Ravi fell from a height but the X-ray showed no damage


vertebrae, tendons, skeleton, ligaments, brain.
involuntary, femur, joint, musculo-skeletal
Your reasoning-
1. The framework of bones is called a ____________________. _____________________________________________

2. The tissues connecting muscles to bones ________________. _____________________________________________

3. Strong tissues that hold the bones together at a joint Calcium is essential for one’s diet.
________________.
Your reasoning-
4. Muscles and bones together form the ___________________ _____________________________________________
system.
_____________________________________________
5.________________ is the longest bone in our body.
Identify the following diagrams and label them:
6. A ______________ is the place where two bones meet.

7. Each small bone of the backbone is called _______________.

8. The flow of blood is controlled by _______________________


muscles.

9. The human skeleton is made up of _____________ bones.

10. The ____________ is the only moveable part of the skull.


You can control
What are two of the functions performed by this body system shown below:

1.  Protects and supports the body


2.  Produces and transports oxygen within the body
3.  Produces and excretes waste products
4.  Controls and coordinates body activities

  What is not a function of the muscular system?

1.  Makes the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide


2.  Moves food through your digestive system
3.  Controls all other systems of your body
4.  Pumps blood through your circulatory system

Which systems of the human body function together to move and control body parts?
1.  Nervous, skeletal, and muscular
2.  Muscular, endocrine, and excretory
3.  Digestive, excretory, and reproductive
4.  Circulatory, endocrine, and respiratory

1.  Digestive and endocrine


2.  Reproductive and nervous
3.  Muscular and skeletal
4.  Excretory and respiratory

Which is not a main function of the skeletal system?

1.  Protects your internal organs


2.  Delivers nutrients and oxygen to all the cells
3.  Stores substances
4.  Makes blood cells

Cartilage is the kind of tissue which makes up:

1.  Your bones


2.  The end of your nose
3.  Your hair
4.  Your fingernail

Your shoulder is an example of what kind of joint?


1.  Pivot Joint
2.  Gliding Joint
3.  Hinge Joint
4.  Ball-and-socket joint

Smooth muscles:

1.  Move bones


2.  Help you move your fingers
3.  Move food through your body, and let you breathe, cough, and sneeze
4.  Include your biceps and your triceps

Which is an example of a hinge joint?

1.  Your neck


2.  Your ankle
3.  Your knee
4.  Your hip

Skeletal muscles:

1.  You can control


2.  You cannot control
3.  Work automatically, but you can control some of them
4.  Work automatically

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