Human Locomotion

Human Skeletal System

 Human Endo
Skeleton consists
of bones
 Bones
• Support and protect
• Used as anchorage
sites for muscle
action
• Used as leverage
for body movement
• Produce blood cells
in the bone marrow
 Cartilage
 Flexible, fibrous, and elastic
 Human Muscular system
 Three Types of
Muscle:
• Visceral: smooth
and involuntary
• Cardiac: heart and
striated
• Skeletal: Striated
and voluntary
 Skeletal Muscle
 Controlled by
central nervous
system
 Move bones
 Operate in pairs
• Extensors: extend
or straighten limbs
• Flexors: return
limbs or bend at the
joints
 Tendons
 Tough , inelastic, and fibrous tissue that
attach muscles to bones.
 Ligaments
 Tough, elastic
connective tissue
able to stretch only
slightly during joint
movement.
 Attaches bone to
bone
 Found at movable
joints like elbow,
fingers, knee, and
vertebral column.
 Malfunctions
 Arthritis: inflammation of the joints
causing swelling and sever pain
 Tendonitis: inflammation of the
tendon usually at the bone
attachment. Common in athletes