APPLIED RADIOLOGICAL ANATOMY

ANATOMY

MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SOFT TISSUE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the main purpose of the musculoskeletal system?
A
remove waste from the body
B
break down and process food into nutrients for the cells
C
gas exchange-bring oxygen; take away carbon dioxide
D
provide movement and support for the body
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Your musculoskeletal system includes bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments and soft tissues. They work together to support your body’s weight and help you move.

Detailed explanation-2: -What does it do? Your musculoskeletal system supports you and helps you move. It’s made up of your bones and joints. It also includes muscles, tendons, and ligaments.

Detailed explanation-3: -Functions of the skeletal system The bones give the shape to the body and provide the site of attachment to muscles, tendons, ligaments and cartilage.

Detailed explanation-4: -Muscles can pull bones, but they can’t push them back to the original position. So they work in pairs of flexors and extensors. The flexor contracts to bend a limb at a joint. Then, when the movement is completed, the flexor relaxes and the extensor contracts to extend or straighten the limb at the same joint.

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