HUMAN SKELETAL SYSTEM -Notes Science Cambridge Checkpoint for Lower Secondary (1113) Human Skeletal System ‘cranium skull To support the body To help the body mandible ince To protect the organs scapula i of the body St tibeage To make blood cells vertebrae. rads (backbone) pelvis cece . THINGS to REMEMBER: femur Skull protects the brain Ribcage protects heart and lungs pe Backbone protects spinal cord tibia |_| fibula nes Loree uu joint or ball-and-socket joint can move. Pd eerie eens = “i A joint is a place where twa bones meet. Fixed Joints Moveable Joints . Bones cannot move Bones can move Example Example: manor Fixed joints in the cranium Ball-and-Socket Joints in the shoulder Hinge Joints in the kneemmuscies Muscles are organs composed mainly of muscle cells Bundles of muscles forming muscle tissue. ‘Skeletal muscle is joined to bones. Its cells contract to make bones move ‘ond joints bend. ‘Muscles are joined to bones by tendons. Structure of Skeletal Muscle ‘Muscles can only which working togeth ‘they cannot push. We need 2 par of antagonistic muscles pullingin opposite directionsQ. == Tecep Triceps and biceps muscles in the upper arms are the antagonistic muscles LEARN HUMAN Skeletal System with VIDEO SCIENCE Cambridge SECONDARY-Checkpoint-1112-Ravision NOTES-Human SkaletalSyetem- updated ipl 2022 etpe//youty.be/ilVowinSefve