Musculoskeletal System

What is the main purpose of the musculoskeletal system?

• remove waste from the body

• break down and process food into nutrients for the cells

• gas exchange - bring oxygen; take away carbon dioxide

• provide movement and support for the body

What type of muscles form the heart?

• Smooth

• Skeletal

• Cardiac

What type of involuntary muscle controls many types of movement within the body such as digestion?

• smooth

• cardiac

• skeletal

What type of voluntary muscles attaches to bones and provides the force needed to move the bones?

• smooth

• cardiac

• skeletal

These create support and some produce blood cells and others store minerals?

• joints

• bones

• muscles

• tendons

What is a place in the skeleton where two or more bones meet?

• ligaments

• tendons

• joints

• mucles

What is soft connective tissue that attach bones at the joints?

• ligaments

• tendons

• muscles

• nerves

What are soft connective tissues that attach muscles to bones?

• ligaments

• tendons

• joints

• nerves

What are soft tissues that have the ability to relax and contract in order to initiate movement within the body?

• joints

• tendons

• muscles

• bones