Musculoskeletal System Stations

Bone, Joint, Cartilage, Bone marrow, Ligament

Muscle, Cardiac muscle, Smooth muscle, Skeletal muscle

Tendon

bone: Hard, whitish bone marrow: Soft, spongy tendon: Strong, flexible muscle: Fibrous cartilage: Firm, rubbery ligament: Touch, fibrous

bone: Soft, spongy bone marrow: Hard, whitish tendon: Firm, rubbery muscle: Touch, fibrous cartilage: Strong, flexible ligament: Fibrous

bone: Flexible, rubbery bone marrow: Hard, fibrous tendon: Soft, spongy muscle: Whitish cartilage: Strong, fibrous ligament: Spongy

bone: Spongy, flexible bone marrow: Firm, rubbery tendon: Whitish, hard muscle: Soft, spongy cartilage: Touch, fibrous ligament: Hard, whitish

red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets

only red blood cells

only white blood cells

only platelets

Description: long, thin; Where found: Arms and legs

Description: short, cube-shaped; Where found: Wrists and ankles

Description: flat, thin; Where found: Skull and ribs

Description: irregular shape; Where found: Vertebrae

Description: squat, cubed shape; Where found: Wrists and ankles

Description: long and cylindrical; Where found: Arms and legs

Description: flat and thin; Where found: Skull and ribs

Description: irregular shape; Where found: Vertebrae and pelvis

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201

210

180

Radius, ulna, humerus

Femur, tibia, fibula

Scapula, clavicle, sternum

Patella, fibula, talus

Compact bone

Spongy bone

Bone marrow

Cartilage

Red marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets. Yellow bone marrow is made mostly of fat and contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or bone cells.

Red marrow is made mostly of fat and contains stem cells that can become cartilage, fat, or bone cells. Yellow marrow contains blood stem cells that can become red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets.

Red marrow and yellow marrow both only produce red blood cells.

Red marrow and yellow marrow both only store fat.

Movement: Circular motion; Where found: shoulders and hips

Movement: Hinge motion; Where found: knees and elbows

Movement: Gliding motion; Where found: wrists and ankles

Movement: Pivot motion; Where found: neck and forearm