ENGAGE YOUR BRAIN

UNIT 1
LESSON 2
Complete the following activities. (10 points)

Producing a lot of pain in part affected even

the right or the easy movement require for.

To connect or join bones.

To attach muscle to bones.

Vocabulary.- Look up the meanings of the new vocabulary terms in a
dictionary. Write the meaning, one sentence, and one picture of each
word.
Skeletal System

Meaning: The human skeletal system consists of all of the bones, cartilage, tendons, and ligaments in the
body. Altogether, the skeleton makes up about 20 percent of a person’s body weight. An adult’s skeleton
contains 206 bones. Children’s skeletons contain more bones because some of them, including those of the
skull, fuse as they grow up. https://www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/skeletal-system (30/8/18 William
Morrison)

Sentence: It’s really interesting how our skeletal system change after we pass from baby to child

Picture:

Ligament

Meaning: A ligament is a band of very solid and elastic dense or fibrous connective tissue that joins the
bones together within a joint.

Sentence: I know so many people that have ligaments problem, and can do exercise normally how they
use to do
Picture:

Joint

Meaning: Joints are the areas where two or more bones meet. Most joints are mobile and allow the
bones to move. Joints consist of the following: Cartilage.
https://www.stanfordchildrens.org/es/topic/default?id=anatomadeunaarticulacin-85-P03169#:~:text=Las
%20articulaciones%20son%20las%20%C3%A1reas,Cart%C3%ADlago. (Stanford 8/6/2021)

Sentence: since last week the knee joint is killing me.

Picture:
Muscular System

Meaning: In human anatomy, the muscular system is the set of more than 650 muscles in the body,
whose main function is to generate movement, whether voluntary or involuntary - skeletal and visceral
muscles, respectively. http://ded.uanl.mx/project/morbi-placerat-leo-ultricies/#:~:text=En%20anatom
%C3%ADa%20humana%2C%20el%20sistema,m%C3%BAsculos%20esquel%C3%A9ticos%20y
%20viscerales%2C%20respectivamente. (24/12/2018 UANL)

Sentence: The muscular system looks so rare in the picture, hem, we could not move without them.

Picture:

Tendon
Meaning: Tendons are thick fibrous connective tissues that attach muscles to bones. Overuse or a tear
in a joint can irritate the tendons and lead to tendonitis. https://www.mayoclinic.org/es-es/diseases-
conditions/tendinitis/symptoms-causes/syc-20378243 (Mayo Clinic, 8/6/2021)

Sentence:

Picture: