Anatomy

Question 0

What is the axial skeleton?

Answer 0

The bones of the head, neck and trunk.

Question 1

What is the skeleton?

Answer 1

The skeleton is the bony structure of the body. Its purpose is to support the body and the limbs in any desired movement, work or position.

Question 2

What is the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 2

The bones of the limbs, that is arms and legs which are in pairs and are appendages to the trunk.

Question 3

How many bones are there in the spine and what are they called?

Answer 3

There are 33 bones and they are called vertebrae.

Question 4

Describe the position of the 12 pairs of ribs?

Answer 4

Seven pairs are attached to the spine at the back and to the sternum in the front.
Three pairs are attached to the spine at the back and to each other in front by cartilage.
Two pairs are termed “floating ribs” as they are only attached to the spine at the back

Question 5

How are the bones of the spine grouped?

Answer 5

There are:
Seven cervical in the neck
Twelve thoracic which are attached to the ribs at the back
Five lumbar in the hollow of the back
Five sacral which are fused together into one bone forming the sacrum
Four coccygeal fused into one bone to form the coccyx

Question 6

By what common name is the sternum known?

Answer 6

The breast bone

Question 7

How does the spine move?

Answer 7

In motion segments: 
Forward (flexion)
Backward (extension)
Sideways (lateral flexion)
Turning (rotation)

Question 8

Is complete control of the bone structure of the trunk necessary in Highland Dancing?

Answer 8

Yes

Question 9

Name the joints of the arm

Answer 9

Shoulders, elbows and wrists

Question 10

Name the joints of the leg

Answer 10

Hips, knees and ankles

Question 11

Describe how the joins of the arms are used in Highland dancing?

Answer 11

The shoulder joint is used when the arms are raised and supported. The elbow joint is bent when the arms are in 1st position, otherwise it is supported without angle - softly stretched. The wrists are never broken in any arm position.

Question 12

The fingers in a Highland dancing have a special grouping. Name the bones int he wrists, palms and fingers.

Answer 12

Eight carpal bones in the wrist
Five metacarpal bones in the palms
Fourteen phalanges in the fingers

Question 13

Name the bones of the arms and their positions

Answer 13

Humerus - in the upper arm

Radius and ulna - in the forearm

Question 14

What is the common name of the scapula?

Answer 14

The shoulder blade

Question 15

Name the bones in the legs and their position

Answer 15

Femur - upper leg

Fibula and tibia - in the lower leg

Question 16

What is the femur sometimes called?

Answer 16

The thigh bone

Question 17

Which is the larger bone - the fibula or the tibia.

Answer 17

The tibia

Question 18

What is the correct name of the kneecap

Answer 18

The patella

Question 19

What are the bones of the feet?

Answer 19

Seven tarsal bones in the hind foot
Five metatarsals in the mid foot
Fourteen phalanges in the toes

Question 20

What are the four capacities of the feet in dancing?

Answer 20

1. To bear weight whether the dancing is standing or moving
2. To shock absorb
3. To lift the body
4. To make open or free movements without taking weight