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Bones & Muscles

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Close up of a human ribcage. Caption: The ribs form a cage that protects the heart, lungs,

Explores the major characteristics of the skeletal and muscular systems. Discusses the number of bones in the human body, describes their different shapes and sizes, and illustrates how bones need muscles to move. Talks about different kinds of joints, and gives examples of how we use joints everyday.

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Runtime: 9 minutes 1 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Musculoskeletal, Physiology
Grade/Interest Level: 3 - 8
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Release Year: 2004
Producer/Distributor: Clearvue/SVE
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Shirtless muscular man flexing his bicep. Caption: When the muscle fibers fire and contract,

People with race bibs running down the street. Caption: Our bones begin to break down faster

Illustration of a human arm flexing and the bicep muscle enlarged. Caption: to control the extent of the contraction,

Gloved hand holding the trachea and lungs from a human body. Caption: branches into two smaller tubes called bronchi,

Computerized image of a skull. Caption: The axial skeleton consists of the skull,

Closeup of a mottled brown spider. Caption: arachnids and crustaceans, have a skeleton on the outside

Two crabs facing off. Spanish captions.

Diagram of the upper body of a human exposing the skeleton, circulatory system, and lungs. Caption: The breastbone protects the heart and lungs.

Streaks of light from silver to light brown in an irregular pattern. Caption: One gene plays an important role for the hormone vasopressin.

Diagram of the human knee showing bone, tendons and ligaments, and cushioning tissues. Caption: The lubricating fluid sometimes dries up at the same time.

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Anonymous (Mesquite, TX)

February 8th, 2017 at 11:04 AM

love this! perfect for biology class