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The skeletal system includes bones and tissues that
are important for supporting, protecting, and
moving your body.
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Functions
Framework and support
Protection
Storage of minerals such as calcium
Movement
Production of blood cells (bone marrow)
Human Skeletal System
The ______________________ is the central
part of the skeleton used to protect vital
organs such as the brain, heart, and lungs.
B. The __________________________ skeleton
is used for movement and includes the
pectoral and pelvic girdle and the extremities
attached to them.
 The axial skeleton includes
____________________________________
____________________________________
 The appendicular skeleton includes
____________________________________
___________________________________________
C. _____________________ is connective tissue
between bones.
a. cushions bones
b. allows for smooth movement
c. connect two bones
D. ____________________ are long bands of
tissue that connect bones across a joint.
A. Bones connect to form _______________________
– Joints are places were two bones meet.
B. There are three types of joints.
2. ____________________, which allows partial
movement
3. ___________________which does not allow for
movement
4. __________________, which allows for greater
movement
There are several types of synovial joints.
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C. Bones are living tissue.
1. Bone is made of ___________________ tissue and
_____________________ tissue.
2. _____________________ is hard and dense.
a. ________________________(bone cells) maintain compact
bone rings.
b. _________________________ allow
_____________________________ in the bone.
3. ____________________ protects red or yellow bone marrow.
a. ________________________A layer of connective tissue that
covers bone
b. _______________________ marrow produces blood cells.
c. Yellow bone marrow is mostly ____________________
4. ____________________ is the process of building hard bone.
 combines collagen and calcium phosphate transforms
cartilage into hard bone during childhood
II.
Muscles are tissues that can contract, enabling movement.
1. The muscular system moves substances throughout the body.
– bones of the skeletal system
– food through digestive system
– blood through circulatory system
– fluids through excretory system
2. There are three types of muscle tissue.
a. ____________________________
b. ____________________________
c. ____________________________
3. Skeletal muscle attaches to the skeleton by __________________________________.
a. Tendons connect ______________________________.
4. Skeletal muscles are mostly ______________________________.
5. Smooth muscle
a. ____________________________ and is ____________________________________
b. move food through digestive organs
c. empty liquid from the bladder
d. _______________________________________________
6. ______________________ muscle is found _________________________
a. pumps blood throughout body
b. controlled by pacemaker
c. contains more mitochondria than skeletal muscle cells
7. “Most Skeletal Muscles Work in _____________________
a. When one muscle _____________________, the
other _____________________________
III.
The integumentary system helps maintain
____________________________
1. The integumentary system consists of many parts.
a. _________________________________
b. __________________________________
c. ________________________________
d. _______________________________
e. _______________________________
f. proteins, such as keratin (nails)
2. The integumentary system consists of many different tissues.
A. The outermost layer of the skin is the epidermis.
i.
___________________
ii.
___________________
iii.
____________________
3. Cells in the epidermis produce keratin and melanin
a. _____________________makes cells
waterproof and tough feeling.
b. ____________________is a dark pigment
that absorbs UV rays
4. The _________________ contains most of the tissues in
the skin.
a. _____________________
b. ____________________
c. _____________________
d. ____________________
e. ___________________
i.
A hair follicle is pit of cells that produces hair.
5. The dermis also produces elastin and collagen
a. ______________________ makes skin flexible.
b. ______________________gives skin its shape
6. Beneath the dermis is a layer of _________________