Chapter 14 Support and movement 1

Type in the words (in small letter only) which are the best described by the statements below.

1. a pair of skeletal muscles attached to the bones of a joint, carrying out opposite actions in a movement

2. the peripheral part of the skeleton which is mainly for movement. It is made up of the limb bones and the girdles

3. the middle part of the mammalian skeleton which is mainly for support and protection of internal organs. It is made up of the skull, vertebral column and the ribs

4. joints which allow movement of bones in many directions

5. the flexor in arm

6. hard structures in the skeleton made up mainly of minerals, also contain living cells, protein and water

7. soft bones usually found between bones to reduce friction

8. the antagonistic muscle which straightens a joint on contraction

9. the antagonistic muscle which bends a joint on contraction

10. large, flat bones in the appendicular skeleton

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