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The Skeletomuscular System is the system which makes up the skeleton and
muscles which allows the organism to move. It is the foundation of the body,
and provides strength and structure to the body. Without it, the body would
be frail and would be unable to move. It gives the body shape and size for
vertebrates.
Introduction
The organs that make up the skeletomuscular system are bones and muscles
It is a vital part of a vertebrate’s body.
(Osseous Tissue)
bone
hasliving
an internal
weaved
structure
Bone is The
made
up of
cells within
an organic
matrix
The
Skeleton
It contains marrow to produce new blood cells.
Bone is made of mainly calcium phosphate
Woven is weaker
is the baseThe
of the
body,
providing
strength
andlightweight.
protection
Bone is It
a composite
material
that
is relatively
hard
and is used at the
types
of cell
in the Bone
areand
necessary for survival.
start of growth
Osteoblalsts
and repair
There are two
And
types of weave:
Osteocytes
Lamellar is woven
Woven
in parallel and
and
much stronger.
lamellar
It usually replaces
woven
The Muscle
How they work
If the Skeletomuscular system fails it could leave the body sore,
frail or in vegetableizsed state.
These Failures are generally diseases.
Diseases of the
SomeSkeletomuscular
diseases are Osteomyelitis generally caused
by pyogenic
System
bacteria and/or mycobacteria. The disease itself impairs blood flow
Such Diseases can be muscle or bone diseases and because
muscles are linked to the nerves, a malfunction in the nervous
system could also affect the skeletomuscular system.
with pus and devitalizes bone.
Glycogen storage disease is the result of a several inborn errors of
metabolism which originate from enzyme defects which affects the
processing of glycogen in the liver and muscles.
Klippel-Feil syndrome is a rare syndrome which comes from the
fusion of two neck vertebrae. The most common signs of the
disorder are short neck, low hairline at the back of the head, and
restricted mobility of the upper spine.
Muscleaneous Facts
ThereAtare
fullapproximately
rate, muscle can
650produce
muscles3.35kW
in the human
(4&1/2body
horsepower)
The tongue is not the strongest muscle in the body,
It is sixteen muscles.
heart muscle
only produces
of power
The The
strongest
is either1-5
thewatts
masseter
in the jaw,
However, throughout a lifetime, the heart
Or the quadriceps femoris (gluteus9maximus)
produces a total
of 2-3x10
(Depending
on definition)
Acknowledgements
By Yibo Weng, Robin Watson, Toby Sutherland,
and David Te Maari.