Skeleton Function (Edexcel GCSE Physical Education): Flashcards
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What the skull protects
What the skull protects
The brain
What the rib cage protects
What the rib cage protects
Heart and lungs
Role of skeleton in body structure
Role of skeleton in body structure
Provides structure and shape
What skeleton provides attachment for
What skeleton provides attachment for
Muscles, tendons, and ligaments
What tendons attach
What tendons attach
Muscle to bones
How movement is created
How movement is created
Muscles pull on bones
Where blood cells are produced
Where blood cells are produced
Bone marrow
What bone marrow produces
What bone marrow produces
Red & white blood cells and platelets
Function of red blood cells
Function of red blood cells
Carry oxygen
Function of white blood cells
Function of white blood cells
Fight infection
Function of platelets
Function of platelets
Clot blood
Minerals stored in bones
Minerals stored in bones
Calcium and Phosphorus
Why calcium & phosphorus stored in bones
Why calcium & phosphorus stored in bones
To keep bones strong