How the Skeletal System

Works with the Muscular

Functions
Working in unison, the joints, bones and skeletal
muscles of the body comprise the musculoskeletal
system. The primary function of these components
working synergistically is the creation of movement.
Other functions are stability, posture and protection.
Along with the joints (acting as fulcrums), the bones
and muscles work together to create levers in the body.
Depending on the location of the load in relation to the
joint or fulcrum, muscles and bones create either
a mechanical advantage or disadvantage when lifting an
object. The closer the load to the fulcrum and the
farther away the effort (muscle), the easier it is to lift
the object. Conversely, the farther the load from the
fulcrum and the closer the effort to the fulcrum, the
more difficult it is to move the object. The skeletal
system is very important within the body because it is
responsible for the production of both red blood cells
and white blood cells.

Attachments
The point of articulation, or where the muscles and the
bones connect, is known as a joint. Tendons are a form
of connective tissue that is continuous with muscle
fiber and actually connects muscle to bone. Skeletal
muscles that produce movement are attached to two
bones that articulate, or meet. When movement occurs
at any given joint, only one of the articulating bones
will move. The stationary bone is known as the point of
origin for the skeletal muscle. The bone that moves is considered the point of insertion for the muscle.

Biology
When a neurotransmitter or message is sent for movement to occur, energy, in the form of adenosine triphosphate
(ATP) is released, causing the contraction or shortening of skeletal muscle. When the specified muscle shortens, it pulls
on the corresponding bone at its insertion point. This contraction shortens the distance of the angle between the
articulating bones, with the joint acting as the fulcrum. Upon receiving the signal to relax, the muscle opposing the
contracted muscle will then act to extend the movable bone back to its original position.

Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/76374-skeletal-system-works-muscular/#ixzz2ZVCNyPoJ