How the Skeletal Muscles and The Bones Are Connected

Mr. McKinney

By Talyn Xystus and Oskar Tullberg

Connections
The skeletal system is connected with the muscular system because the skeletal muscles help move the bones in your body. As shown in the picture to the right, the bones are connected and they work together.

As you can see, the tendon is connected to the bone so that the muscles have something to pull.

TENDON
Tendons are a strong strand of flexible tissue that grows into the bone. It forms a strong bond that is very difficult to break.

Achilles Tendon
The achilles is the biggest and strongest tendon in the body. It connects the calf muscle to the bone in your heel. This connection allows you to walk, jump and run..... unless it tears apart.

Torn Tendon? What now?

If you only tear it part way, you will have to get a cast. If it tears completely, you will have to get surgery to fix it. While it heals you will have to walk on crutches and won't be able to move your ankle. Tendons don't have very much blood supply so they take a long time to heal.

If you didn't have bones?

1. You won't have anywhere to store minerals and other things that are good for your health. 2. Your body can't make blood cells because you wouldn't have any bones.

If A Muscle Was Injured or Removed....

1. It would be harder to move that body part, but not impossible because joints have many muscles that are responsible for moving it. 2. Blood flow to the muscle would bring nutrients to help repair it and also take away dead cells.

If the Bone Was Broken

There are three types of broken bones: a simple fracture, a comminuted fracture and an open fracture.

If a bone was broken then the muscles would be immovable and you would need a cast to mend the bones in the right shape. Then you wait and wait and wait.

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