Muscular/Skeletal System Scavenger Hunt
Across
- 3. Spine curves to one side of the body
- 5. Stretching or twisting of ligaments at the joint
- 7. The bone that makes up your skull
- 8. One way to help keep your skeletal system healthy
- 12. Brittle & porous bones because of long term deficiencies of calcium and certain hormones
- 14. Soft tissue in the center of some bones
- 15. Muscle contraction releases heat to keep your body the right temperature
- 17. Muscles always ______ Never Push
- 19. Muscle Tone
- 23. Points which bones meet
- 25. Tough bands of tissue that attach your muscles to bones
- 26. Muscles that are inside your heart
- 27. Muscles that are inside your organs
- 28. Small tears to a muscle that have been overworked
- 29. An example of a Pivot joint
Down
- 1. One function of the muscular system
- 2. Muscle that is attached to your skeleton and is voluntary
- 4. Example of Skeletal Muscle
- 5. Fast muscle contractions to raise body temperature
- 6. A disease having to do with a person losing their muscles
- 9. An example of a Hinge joint
- 10. "Use it or ____ it"
- 11. An example of a Ball & Socket joint
- 13. Common in runners and aggressive walker
- 16. Muscle cells are called _______
- 18. Bone pushed out of its joint
- 20. Shorten/Tighten
- 21. Break in Bone
- 22. What can happen if you do not take proper care of your muscles?
- 24. A way to help a muscle injury