Objectives:  (These are the major things you should know after you have completed
this unit.   HINT: These are the areas that you will be tested on!!)

1.     Describe how bones are formed.

2.     Explain how the microscopic structure of bone and cartilage differ.

3.     Explain how one can tell from an X-Ray whether an adolescent is finished growing
        or  not.

4.     List the four types of bones.

5.     Identify the four main parts of a long bone.

6.     Discuss the five functions of bone.

7.     Distinguish between the axial and appendicular skeleton.

8.     Name and locate the bones of the axial and appendicular skeleton.

9.     Locate the four normal curves in the spine.  Explain three deviations from normal
        curvature.

10.   Distinguish between a male and female skeleton.

11.   Explain the three main kinds of articulations in the body.  Give examples of each.

12.   Give some examples of bone and joint disorders.

13.   Compare and contrast the three types of muscle tissue.

14.   Distinguish between the insertion and origin of a muscle.

15.   Describe the structure of muscle and its attachment to the skeleton.

16.   Identify microscopic structures in muscle.

17.   List and describe the three primary functions of the muscular system.

18.   Describe how fatigue occurs, and its consequences.

19.   Explain the interaction between nerve and muscle in the motor unit.

20.   Describe four types of skeletal muscle contractions.

21.   Identify and locate the major skeletal muscles of the body.

22.   Compare and contrast the 7 categories of body movement.

23.   Describe some examples of muscle injury and disorders.

 
Vocabulary:  (You will be quizzed on these words at the BEGINNING of the unit.  This is done before the student begins to read the text.  Research has shown that students are more likely to read and understand assignments if they have already been exposed to unfamiliar words.)

 articulation
 osteoblast                                                                       osteoclast
 epiphyseal plate                                                            axial skeleton
 appendicular skeleton                                                 lordosis
 kyphosis                                                                         scoliosis
 synarthrosis                                                                   amphiarthroses
 diarthrosis                                                                       ligaments
 joint capsule                                                                   articular cartilage
 synovial membrane                                                      skeletal muscle
 cardiac muscle                                                               smooth muscle
 origin                                                                                 insertion
 prime mover                                                                    synergists
 antagonists                                                                     tonic contraction
 fatigue                                                                              oxygen debt
 neuromuscular junction                                              threshold stimulus
 tetanic contraction                                                        hypertrophy
 atrophy                                                                             myopathies
 
 Textbook Readings :
    Assigned, and read:
             Thibodeau, Gary A. and Patton, Kevin T. (1992). The Human Body in Health and
Disease. St. Louis: Mosby Year Book.
                   Pages: 127-192  (All of chapters 6 and seven.)