In this web project you will need to access
this link, there you will find a PDF file (that you can download to a flash memory). Go to
page two and read the article about the skeletal system. Write the answers on a word file that you will send to my e-mail with the following subject:
yournameP1WP3
- Find a definition or translation to the following terms that appear in bold letters in the article:
- ligaments
- connective tissue
- joints
- endothelial tissue
- smooth muscle tissue
- adipose tissue
- thoracic cage
2. What are the five functions of the skeleton?
3. Now read the article on
page three about
joints and answer the questions:
- How are the joints classified?
- What kind of joint is the knee?
- What bones articulate in the knee?
- How are the joints in the skull called?
- What is the characteristic of these joints?
- What are the menisci, and what are the made of?
- How are the muscles attached to the bones?
- What is the name of the liquid inside the joint capsule?
- What is the function of this liquid?
- What is the difference between ligaments and tendons?
4. Click on
this link an practice naming the bones. Print-screen after you answer the exercise and paste it on the word file