Musculo-Skeletal System

One of the Roles of the Skeletal System

• Send electrical signals

• Fight disease

• Protect the organs

• Exchange gases

One of the Roles of the Skeletal System

• Exchange gases

• Produce insulin

• Locomotion

• Excrete oils

Two bones in the skull

• Cranium and Mandible

• Cranium and Ulna

• Mandible and Uvula

• Femur and Coccyx

Blood cells are created in the

The elbow is this type of joint

• Saddle

• Hinge

• Straight

• Curve

The hips and shoulders contain this type of joint

• Trunk and Branch

• Cat and Mouse

• Stick and Ball

• Ball and Socket

The tough tissue connecting bone to muscle is a

When this tissue is damaged, a brace or strapping is used.

When a muscle gets shorter it is

• Extending

• Contracting

When a muscle is in extension it is getting

• Longer

• Shorter