Table of Contents
- 1 What is it called when your bones joints and muscles work together?
- 2 What are the 4 major types of joints in the human body?
- 3 What is the largest muscle in the human body?
- 4 How many types of joints are there in the human body?
- 5 What is the longest bone in the human body?
- 6 What is the busiest muscle in the body?
What is it called when your bones joints and muscles work together?
About locomotor. The locomotor system is also known as the musculoskeletal system. It is made up of the skeleton, the skeletal muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, cartilage and other connective tissue. These parts work together to allow movement.
What connects bones and muscles together quizlet?
A tendon (or sinew) is a tough band of fibrous connective tissue that usually connects muscle to bone[1] and is capable of withstanding tension.
What are the 4 major types of joints in the human body?
What are the different types of joints?
- Ball-and-socket joints. Ball-and-socket joints, such as the shoulder and hip joints, allow backward, forward, sideways, and rotating movements.
- Hinge joints.
- Pivot joints.
- Ellipsoidal joints.
Where is the smallest muscle in your body?
middle ear
Your middle ear is home to the smallest muscle. Less than 1 millimeter long, the stapedius controls the vibration of the smallest bone in the body, the stapes, also known as the stirrup bone.
What is the largest muscle in the human body?
gluteus maximus
The gluteus maximus is the largest muscle in the human body. It is large and powerful because it has the job of keeping the trunk of the body in an erect posture. It is the chief antigravity muscle that aids in walking up stairs. The hardest working muscle is the heart.
What is the structure that connects the muscle to the bone?
Tendons: Tendons connect muscles to bones. Made of fibrous tissue and collagen, tendons are tough but not very stretchy.
How many types of joints are there in the human body?
A joint is the part of the body where two or more bones meet to allow movement. Generally speaking, the greater the range of movement, the higher the risk of injury because the strength of the joint is reduced. The six types of freely movable joint include ball and socket, saddle, hinge, condyloid, pivot and gliding.
Which is the largest joint in human body?
Knee
[Knee–the largest joint in the body]
What is the longest bone in the human body?
femur
The longest bone in the human body is called the femur, or thigh bone.
What’s the weakest muscle in your body?
stapedius
The stapedius is the smallest skeletal muscle in the human body. At just over one millimeter in length, its purpose is to stabilize the smallest bone in the body, the stapes….Stapedius muscle.
| Stapedius | |
|---|---|
| TA2 | 2103 |
| FMA | 49027 |
| Anatomical terms of muscle |
What is the busiest muscle in the body?
Eye muscles are the busiest muscles in the body. Scientists estimate they may move more than 100,000 times a day!