Muscular and Skeletal system assignment

Muscular and skeletal system assignment

1. What is a skeleton?
2. Mention 3 importance of the human skeleton.
3. Identify two types of skeleton.
4. Which types of skeleton is found in most vertebrates.
5. The longest bone in the human body is _________while the smallest bone is _________
6. The biceps and triceps are examples of antagonistic muscles in the human body. Explain what happens to each of the muscles during the situations below.

2. Give one example for each of the following types of bones.
3. short bones – _______________________________
4. irregular bones – ____________________________
5. long bones – ________________________________
6. flat bones – ________________________________
7. Identify one form of immovable joint in the human body and state where its found
8. Mention any 3 forms of movable joints you know.
9. How is the movement in the joint at the shoulder different from that at the knee?
10. Give any 3 diseases and 3 disorders of the muscular skeletal system
11. Mention 4 ways of keeping the muscular skeletal system in proper health conditions
12. Differentiate between the following
13. a ligament and a tendon
14. a sprain and a strain

• a fracture and a dislocation

26. How are regular physical exercises important to the skeletal system? (Give 2 ways)