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[[File:1105 Anterior and Posterior Views of Muscles.jpg|350px|thumb|right|'''Diagram of skeletal muscles.'''<br>Source: {{Cite book | last=Betts | first = JG | authorlink = | last2 = Young | first2 = KA | authorlink2 = | last3 = Wise | first3 = JA | last4 = Johnson | first4 = E | last5 = Poe | first5 = B | last6 = Kruse | first6 = DH | last7 = Korol | first7 = O | last8 = Johnson | first8 = JE | last9 = Womble | first9 = M | last10 = DeSaix | first10 = P | date = Apr 25, 2013 | website = OpenStax|location=Houston, Texas|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | title = Anatomy and Physiology | url=https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/1-introduction |chapter=11.2 Naming Skeletal Muscles |chapter-url=https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/11-2-naming-skeletal-muscles}}<ref name="11-2-skeletal-naming">{{Cite book | last=Betts | first = JG | authorlink = | last2 = Young | first2 = KA | authorlink2 = | last3 = Wise | first3 = JA | last4 = Johnson | first4 = E | last5 = Poe | first5 = B | last6 = Kruse | first6 = DH | last7 = Korol | first7 = O | last8 = Johnson | first8 = JE | last9 = Womble | first9 = M | last10 = DeSaix | first10 = P | date = Apr 25, 2013 | website = OpenStax|location=Houston, Texas|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status= | title = Anatomy and Physiology | url=https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/1-introduction |chapter=11.2 Naming Skeletal Muscles |chapter-url=https://openstax.org/books/anatomy-and-physiology/pages/11-2-naming-skeletal-muscles |access-date=2022-01-29}}</ref>]] The '''musculoskeletal system''' "includes the bones of the [[skeleton]] and the cartilages, [[ligament]]s, and other [[connective tissue]] that stabilize or connect the bones. In addition to supporting the weight of the body, bones work together with [[muscle|muscledddd]]s to maintain body position and to produce controlled, precise movements. Without the [[skeleton]] to pull against, contracting [[muscle]] fibers could not make us sit, stand, walk, or run."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/normal-structure-and-function-of-the-musculoskeletal-system | title = Musculoskeletal System {{!}} Cleveland Clinic|website=Cleveland Clinic|language=en|access-date=2018-08-25}}</ref> == Bones == 206 bones perform 5 functions: <div style="column-count:2"> *provide support for the body *store [[mineral]]s and [[lipid]]s (fats) *produce [[blood cell]]s *protect body organs *provide leverage and movement<ref name=":0" /> </div> == Other elements == <div style="column-count:2;"> *joints *[[tendon]]s *[[ligament]]s *skeletal muscless *[[nerve]]s *cartilage *[[hyaline cartilage]] *[[elastic cartlilage]] *[[fibrocartilage]]<ref name=":0" /> </div> == Musculoskeletal disorders == Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are conditions that can affect your muscles, bones, and joints. They include conditions such as: * [[Tendinitis]] * [[Carpal tunnel syndrome]] * [[Osteoarthritis]] * [[Rheumatoid arthritis]] * [[Fibromyalgia]] * [[Bone fracture]]s<ref name=":1">{{Cite news | url=http://www.healthline.com/health/musculoskeletal-disorders#Overview1 | title = Musculoskeletal Disorders: Definition and Patient Education | last = Cherney | first = Kristeen | date = Mar 21, 2018|work=Healthline|access-date=2018-08-25|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|language=en}}</ref> == See also == * [[Skeletal muscle]] == Learn more == * 2014, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsRCDph8Xew Musculoskeletal System Overview] By Mr. Kish's Science Channel <embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="400" alignment="center" container="frame" description="Musculoskeletal System Overview. By Mr. Kish's Science Channel (2014)">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsRCDph8Xew</embedvideo> == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Body systems]]
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