The Skeleton

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

1. 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