Objectives – What you will need to know from this section

Describe the structure & function of the musculoskeletal system.

Name components of axial skeleton -- skull / vertebra / ribs / sternum

State the position & function of discs in vertebrae.

State the components of the appendicular skeleton – pectoral / pelvic girdle & limbs

Outline the macroscopic anatomy of a long bone including:medullary cavity, compact bone, spongy bone and cartilage.

3.5.3 Responses in the Human

[C] Musculoskeletal System

State the function of the following: cartilage / compact bone / spongy bone -- including red & yellow marrows.

Classify, locate & state the function of joint types -- Immovable, slightly free-moving, and synovial.

Outline disorders from: arthritis/osteoporosis, include theCauses / Prevention and Treatment

Outline the role of cartilage & ligaments.

Outline the role of tendons.

Outline the general relation of muscle to skeleton.

State an example of an antagonistic pair of muscles.

Response in the Human

Musculoskeletal System

Skeletons provide

support,

protection of internal organs

and a rigid frame for movement.

Axial skeleton – skull, ribs (12 pairs), sternum (breastbone) & vertebrae (backbone).

The human skeleton has 206 bones, which can be divided into two parts:axial and appendicular.

Appendicular skeleton – pectoral and pelvic girdles, and their attached limbs (arms and legs)

Axial skeleton

The spine (vertebral column, backbone) is a series of 33 bones (vertebrae).

skull, ribs (12 pairs),

sternum (breastbone)

vertebrae (backbone).

OUR SPINE -- VERTEBRAE

LEARNING CHECK

• Give 4 functions of your skeleton.

• Name the 2 main parts our skeleton is divided into.

• The axial skeleton is composed of which bones?

• The appendicular skeleton is composed of which bones?

• What is a vertebra?

• Name the sections of your spine.

Appendicular skeleton 1

pectoral girdle

attached limb (arm)

pelvic girdle

attached limb (leg)

Appendicular skeleton 2

Appendicular skeleton

LEARNING CHECK

• What is your pectoral girdle?

• What is your pelvic girdle?

• What is the difference between the metacarpals and the carpals?

• What is the difference between the metatarsals and the tarsals?

• Where are these bones :Ulna / humerus / femur / patella /clavicle ?

BONE STRUCTURE

The periosteum is a tough fibrous layer surrounding each bone.

A long bone contains a hollow centre region called the medullary cavity, containing yellow bone marrow that stores fat.

Cartilage covers the tips of bones in joints, reducing friction, and acting as a shock absorber.

Compact bone consists of living cells (osteocytes) embedded in a matrix of calcium salts and a protein called collagen.

It is very dense and is found mainly at the outer edge of bones.

Spongy bone consists of a network of thin, bony columns and plates, along with spaces filled with marrow [red or yellow].

It gives moderate strength to bones but makes them lighter.

Red marrow makes blood cells (red, white and platelets).

LEARNING CHECK

• What is the hollow centre of a long bone called?

• Distinguish between compact and spongy bone

• Distinguish between red and yellow marrow

• What is an osteocyte?

• Why are the tips of bones covered in cartilage?

JOINTS

A joint is where the two bones meet.

There are three main types of joint: immovable, partially movable and movable.

Ligaments hold the bones together at joints.

TYPES OF JOINT

Immovable joint—bones are fused, e.g. skull, pelvis.

Partially movable joint—bones slide over each other, e.g. wrist, ankle, spine.

TYPES OF JOINT

Ball-and-socket joint – allows movement in most directions, e.g. hip, shoulder.

Free moving (synovial) joint—Ball-and-socket and Hinge.

Synovial fluid lubricates a joint and acts as a cushion.

Hinge joint – allows movement in one plane only, e.g. elbow, knee, finger, toe.

TYPES OF JOINT

Ball-and-socket joint – Shoulder.

Hinge joint – Knee.

Bones of the Hand and Wrist.

LEARNING CHECK

• What is a joint?

• What holds your bones together?

• Name the 3 main types of joint.

• Give an example of a fused joint.

• Give an example of a partially movable joint

• What is a synovial joint?

• Distinguish between a ball-and-socket joint and a hinge joint.

MUSCLES

Muscles are attached to a bone by tendons.

Muscles pull on bones and so provide movement.

Muscles can only pull [when they contract]

they cannot push.

Muscles can only pull [when they contract], they cannot push.

For this reason, they are always arranged in pairs (called antagonistic pairs) that operate in different directions,

e.g the biceps and triceps, which control arm movement.

Bones and muscles of the arm

biceps

radius

humerus

ulna

How would YOU raise the arm?

biceps

radius

humerus

ulna

Were you right?

bone pulled upwardtricep

s relaxes

How would you lower the arm?

biceps

tricepsulna

radius

humerus

Were you right?

bone pulled downward

biceps relaxes

Watch the muscles….

Watch the muscles….

Watch the muscles….

LEARNING CHECK

• Explain the terms “contract” and “relax” as applied to muscles.

• Why are muscles arranged in antagonistic pairs?

• Name the pair of muscles that move the lower arm.

• Distinguish between tendon and ligament

Arthritis – A Bone Disorder

Arthritis is a painful disorder where there is inflammation in one or more joints, resulting in swelling, warmth, pain and restricted movement.

Many diseases can be a cause of arthritis, e.g. gout, TB and infections of the synovial membranes

Cartilage can degenerate through wear and tear, and old age.

Possible Causes

Treatment

can be with aspirin to reduce the swelling and pain,

in severe cases, replacement with an artificial joint [e.g. the head of the femur in a hip joint].

Prevention

could be through good diet,

care in selection of footwear,

not putting the bones and joints under excessive stress during exercise.

LEARNING CHECK

• Arthritis is a bone disorder.

• What are its symptoms?

• What are its possible causes?

• What treatment is used for it?

• What might be done to lessen the chances of it?