Body Mechanics

Question 1

What are the four parts of your skull called?

Answer 1

Frontal, Occipital, Parietal, Temporal.

Question 2

What is your skull called?

Answer 2

Cranium

Question 3

What are the names of the two big bones in your legs?

Answer 3

Tibia & Fibula

Question 4

What are the names of the two bones in your lower arm?

Answer 4

Ulna & Radius

Question 5

What is your for-arm called?

Answer 5

Humerus

Question 6

What are your hands/feet called?

Answer 6

Phalanges

Question 7

What is the name for your collar bone?

Answer 7

Clavicle

Question 8

What is the name for your shoulder blade?

Answer 8

Scapula

Question 9

What is the bone in the middle of your ribcage called?

Answer 9

Sternum

Question 10

List the 6 parts of your spine.

Answer 10

Cervical vertebrae, Vertebrae prominens, Thoracic vertebrae, Lumbar vertebrae, Sacrum, & Coccyx.

Question 11

What is the heel of your foot called?

Answer 11

Calcaneus

Question 12

What are the 4 main bones in your feet called?

Answer 12

Phalanges, Calcaneus, Metatarsals, & Cuneiforms.

Question 13

What are the 3 main bones in your hand called?

Answer 13

Phalanges, Carpals, Metatcarpals.

Question 14

What is the rigid rod in the body called?

Answer 14

The bone

Question 15

In the body the _____ is the joint.

Answer 15

Fulcrum

Question 16

Any force that resists the motion of the lever is called the ____ or _____

Answer 16

Load, Resistance

Question 17

Any force applied to the lever is called the ___.

Answer 17

Effort

Question 18

Contraction of the muscle is the ____.

Answer 18

Effort

Question 19

The body part is the ____ or ____

Answer 19

Resistance or Load

Question 20

The placement of the fulcrum lies between the pull & load as in a set of scales=

Answer 20

First Class Levers

Question 21

Muscles of the neck=

Answer 21

PULL

Question 22

Joint between the skull & the atlas=

Answer 22

FULCRUM