Musculoskeletal System

1. Muscles can ____ but not push.
6. Bone _______ produces red and white blood cells.
7. The musculoskeletal system is made up of what?
10. The skeletal muscle allows movement because it is attached to bones by ________.
12. How many bones in an adult body?
14. What allows bones to move?
16. What do the specialized muscle cells allow the muscle to do when signaled by nerve cells?

2. What type of connective tissue does the skeleton consist of other than bones and cartilage?
3. The cardiac muscle is located where?
4. Ligaments are mostly made up of long fibers of ________?
5. What are the main two minerals found in bone tissue?
8. The muscles located in the intestines are _________?
9. What does the musculoskeletal system protect?
11. ______ works as a cushion between our vertebrae and our joints.
13. Ligaments hold bones together at the _______.
15. What is the name of the bone that covers your head?
17. What does the musculoskeletal system support?