applied anatomy & physiology

Question 1

identify two hinge joints on the body?

Answer 1

elbow and knee

Question 2

identify four functions of the skeletal system?

Answer 2

red blood cell production, movement, protection, shape, support, mineral storage.

Question 3

identify two ball and socket joints on the body?

Answer 3

hip and shoulder

Question 4

which bones meet at the neck and head?

Answer 4

vertebrae and cranium

Question 5

which bones make up the shoulder joint?

Answer 5

humerus, scapula, clavicle

Question 6

which bones make up the knee joint?

Answer 6

femur and tibia

Question 7

which bones make up the elbow joint?

Answer 7

radius, ulna and humerus

Question 8

which bones make up the ankle joint?

Answer 8

talus, tibia and fibula

Question 9

Define what is meant by abduction?

Answer 9

movement of a body part away from the body

Question 10

Define what is meant by adduction?

Answer 10

movement of a body part towards the body

Question 11

Define what is meant by flexion?

Answer 11

decrease in the angle at a joint

Question 12

Define what is meant by extension?

Answer 12

increase in the angle at a joint

Question 13

Define what is meant by rotation?

Answer 13

turning a limb along its long axis

Question 14

Define what is meant by circumduction?

Answer 14

this is where the limb moves in a circle

Question 15

Give the function of a tendon?

Answer 15

attaches a muscle to bone

Question 16

Give the function of a ligament?

Answer 16

attaches a bone to bone

Question 17

Give the function of the synovial fluid?

Answer 17

produced by synovial membrane to lubricate the joint