Joints and Muscles

What are the functions of bones?

• contract and expand to create different movements

• give support and protect organs

• receive and process information

The shoulder is an example of a

• bone

• joint

What are the functions of muscles?

• contract and expand to create different movements

• give support and protect organs

• receive and process information

What are joints?

• Connections between 2 or more bones

• hard structures found inside the body

• organs that contract and expand

The elbow is an example of a

• partially movable joint

• movable joint

• inmovable joint

What are muscles?

• Connections between 2 or more bones

• hard structures found inside the body

• organs that contract and expand to create different movements

What are the functions of the nervous system?

• contract and expand to create different movements

• give support and protect organs

• receive and process information

What is the function of the brain?

• Controls things like thought and memory

• Are all over the body, receiving and sending information

• Coordinates muscle movements

What is the function of the cerbellum?

• Controls things like thought and memory

• carries information to and from the nervous system organs located in the cranium

• Coordinates muscle movements

What is the function of the spinal cord?

• Controls things like thought and memory

• carries information to and from the nervous system organs located in the cranium

• Coordinates muscle movements