MUSCULOSKETAL SYSTEM JUSTIN,JERMAINE,TYLER,PATRICK

MAJOR ORGANS BONES CARTILAGE MUSCLES JOINTS

FUNCTION SLIDE BONES: From our head to our toes, our bones provide support for our bodies and help form our shape. The skull protects the brain and forms the shape of our face. The spinal cord, a pathway for messages between the brain and the body, is protected by the backbone, or spinal column. The ribs form a cage that shelters the heart, lungs, liver, and spleen, and the pelvis helps protect the bladder, intestines, and in girls, the reproductive organs. Joints: occur where two bones meet. They make the skeleton flexible and without them, movement would be impossible. Muscles: are good for movement: They are the masses of tough, elastic tissue that pull our bones when we move. CARTLIGE: Cartilage a flexible, rubbery substance in our joints, supports bones and protects them where they rub against each other.

PROBLEM AND DISEASES Children's muscles and bones are growing fast. For example, children must have a recurring source of calcium and vitamin D to support rapid bone growth, or they will suffer from a formerly common disease, rickets. On the other hand, this rapid growth provides a greater degree of fixability when children damage their bones, unlike adults. Thus, children's musculoskeletal health is handled differently from that in adults by specialists such as pediatric orthopedists, pediatric rheumatologists, and general pediatricians.

HOW TO KEEP YOU MUSCULOSKETAL SYSTEM HEATHLY Regular exercise is important for maintaining strong bones. When it comes to building and maintaining bone mass, choosing the right type of exercise is key. Weight- bearing exercises refer to those in which your muscles work against the force of gravity. This type of exercise stimulates an adaptive response in the body that leads to increased mineral density of the bones. Healthy bone mineral density makes bones less susceptible to fractures. The National Osteoporosis Foundation recommends exercises such as dancing, aerobics, hiking, jogging, jumping rope, stair climbing and tennis to help maintain strong bones.

WHY THE BOARD OF HEALTH SHOULD KEEP OUR BODY SYSTEM While most people associate muscles with strength, they do more than assist in lifting heavy objects. The 650 muscles in the body not only support movement — controlling walking, talking, sitting, standing, eating and other daily functions that people consciously perform — but also help to maintain posture and circulate blood and other substances throughout the body, among other functions.

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