AnswersDriveLigament - A small band of dense, white, fibrous elastic tissue. Ligaments connect the ends of bones together in order to form a joint. Tendon - A tough, flexible band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones.
What connects your bones together so we can move?
Muscles pull on the joints, allowing us to move. They are connected to bones by tough, cord-like tissues called tendons, which allow the muscles to pull on bones. If you wiggle your fingers, you can see the tendons on the back of your hand move as they do their work.
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What connects bone to bone?
A tendon is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches muscle to bone. Tendons may also attach muscles to structures such as the eyeball. A ligament is a fibrous connective tissue which attaches bone to bone, and usually serves to hold structures together and keep them stable.
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What connects a muscle to a bone?
A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone and is capable of withstanding tension. Tendons are similar to ligaments and fasciae; all three are made of collagen. Ligaments join one bone to another bone; fasciae connect muscles to other muscles.
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What is the cushioning between bones?
A bursa is a small fluid-filled sac. It provides a cushion between bones and tendons and/or muscles around a joint. Band of fibrous tissue connecting bone to bone or cartilage to bone thereby supporting or strengthening a joint.
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What is in the center of many of your bones and what does it do?
The inside of your bones are filled with a soft tissue called marrow. There are two types of bone marrow: red and yellow. Red bone marrow is where all new red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are made.
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How are bones connected?
Ligaments - a tough band of tissue that holds the ends of bones together at a joint Joints - where two or more bones meet together Tendons - cords of connective tissue that attach muscle to bone Muscles and tendons attach to bones on either side of a joint, holding the bone(s) together tightly In the human body, there
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What connects bones and muscles?
A tendon is a tough, flexible band of fibrous connective tissue that connects muscles to bones. The extra-cellular connective tissue between muscle fibers binds to tendons at the distal and proximal ends, and the tendon binds to the periosteum of individual bones at the muscle's origin and insertion.
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How does the skeleton change from birth to adulthood?
Eventually the fontanelles close as the bones grow together. The process of changing cartilage to bone is called ossification, and begins before birth and continues into a person's 20s. Ossification occurs when capillaries bring blood to bone-forming cells called osteoblasts.
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What is the flexible tissue that acts as a cushion between bones?
skeletal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the process of bone formation is called | osteogenesis/ostification |
| the thin band of catilage wher bone growth occurs is called | fontanel |
| the flexible tissue that acts as a cushion between bone is called | cartilage |
| bending a joint | flexion |
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Are your bones are alive?
In fact, bones, like all other tissues in your body are alive. Because bones are the main support structure for us, they are made of a hard material that is mainly calcium. Throughout this hard substance, are blood vessels and nerves.
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Why does a child have more bones than adults?
When you're born, you have about 300 bones. By the time you're a grownup, you've only got 206. The reason: As babies grow, some of their bones fuse together. Some infant bones are made entirely of soft, flexible tissue called cartilage that's slowly replaced by hard bone as the baby develops.
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How do you strengthen your bones?
Here are 10 natural ways to build healthy bones.
- Eat Lots of Vegetables.
- Perform Strength Training and Weight-Bearing Exercises.
- Consume Enough Protein.
- Eat High-Calcium Foods Throughout the Day.
- Get Plenty of Vitamin D and Vitamin K.
- Avoid Very Low-Calorie Diets.
- Consider Taking a Collagen Supplement.
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What minerals are stored in the bones?
Mineral reservoir. In addition to its mechanical functions, the bone is a reservoir for minerals (a "metabolic" function). The bone stores 99% of the body's calcium and 85% of the phosphorus. It is very important to keep the blood level of calcium within a narrow range.
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How many bones are in a baby's body at birth?
A baby's body has about 300 bones at birth. These eventually fuse (grow together) to form the 206 bones that adults have. Some of a baby's bones are made entirely of a special material called cartilage (say: KAR-tel-ij). Other bones in a baby are partly made of cartilage.
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What is the name of the place where two bones meet?
The place where two bones meet is called a joint. • Some joints are fixed while.
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What is a muscle cell called?
Myocytes are long, tubular cells that develop from myoblasts to form muscles in a process known as myogenesis. There are various specialized forms of myocytes: cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle cells, with various properties. The striated cells of cardiac and skeletal muscles are referred to as muscle fibers.
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What is the role of synovial fluid?
Synovial fluid, also called synovia, is a viscous, non-Newtonian fluid found in the cavities of synovial joints. With its egg white–like consistency, the principal role of synovial fluid is to reduce friction between the articular cartilage of synovial joints during movement.
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How are muscles stimulated to contract?
When an impulse reaches the muscle fibres of a motor unit, it stimulates a reaction in each sarcomere between the actin and myosin filaments. This reaction results in the start of a contraction and the sliding filament theory.
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What is the cushion in your knee called?
The third bone is often called the kneecap (patella), which is attached to the muscles, allowing you to straighten your knee. These ligaments work with the muscles, bones and tendons so that you can bend and straighten your knee. Fluid-filled sacs (bursae) cushion the area where skin or tendons glide across bone.
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How do bones grow and repair themselves?
Tiny blood vessels grow into the fracture hematoma to fuel the healing process. After several days, the fracture hematoma develops tougher tissue, transforming it into a soft callus. Cells called fibroblasts begin producing fibers of collagen, the major protein in bone and connective tissue.
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What are your bones made out of?
Made mostly of collagen, bone is living, growing tissue. Collagen is a protein that provides a soft framework, and calcium phosphate is a mineral that adds strength and hardens the framework. This combination of collagen and calcium makes bone strong and flexible enough to withstand stress.