To support the body and allow it to move as well as protecting vital organs.
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How are bones at a joint held together?
By ligaments.
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What is the job of cartilage?
Cartilage reduces friction between bones.
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What does synovial fluid do?
It lubricates the joints, allowing them to move more easily by reducing friction.
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How to muscles move bones at a joint?
By contracting.
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What are antagonistic pairs?
It is when two muscles work together as muscles can only pull on bones to move a joint-they can't push. Meaning that one muscle relaxes and the other contracts
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Card 2
Front
What is the job of a skeleton?
Back
To support the body and allow it to move as well as protecting vital organs.
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