Exploring the Functions of the Musculoskeletal System

The Musculoskeletal System
Aretta Moore, Rebecca Sharp, Shanika Cain, Rachel Taylor, Jude Samkia
Dorsey School Final Project BIO 101
Team Note
First page: Detailed explanation of the Musculoskeletal system’s purpose.
Second page: Detailed explanation of which organs and its function make up the system.
Third page: The relationship of the system and other body system.
Fourth page: Detailed explanation of the medical problems/diseases that can be associated with the body system

Introduction
The musculoskeletal system was designed to provide the body its form, support, stability and movement. It's made up of 206 bones of the skeleton, muscles, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, joints, and other connective tissue which help support and binds

It protects bones from friction force.
Relationship of the Musculoskeletal system to other systems
Many other body system are interrelated to the musculoskeletal system, which including skeletal, muscular, nervous, and digestive and circulatory system. Receptors in the muscles provide the brain with information about body position and movement. The nervous system controls the contraction of the muscles. The nervous system regulates the speed at which food moves through the digestive tract. The smooth muscles of the walls of the digestive organs rhythmically and efficiently move food through out the digestive system into other parts of the body. The muscular system works closely with the nervous system. Our nervous system interacts with every other system in your body. The endocrine system works with our brain and central nervous system, to control the creation of specific hormones and enzymes. The digestive and excretory systems work with the nervous system in a conscious and unconscious ways. We can't tell our stomach where the food goes after we ingested it. The body is programed to function voluntarily and

Some range from neuromuscular disorders to myopathies. Polymyositis is an example of a group of diseases that involves inflammation of the muscles or associated tissue, such as blood vessels that supply the muscle. Another type of disorder is muscular dystrophy which affect the muscle fibers. There are even metabolic muscle disorder that interfere with the chemical reactions involved in drawing energy from food. Whereas, neuromuscular junction disorders impaired transmission of the nerve signals to the muscles. Some disorders affect the nerve cells that supply the muscles. This disorder is known as a motor neuron disorder, commonly known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis