Body Systems

Question 1

TYPES OF MUSCLE

skeletal muscles

Answer 1

Also known as striated
Attached to the skeleton
Responsible for body movement/exercise
Voluntary muscles

Question 2

TYPES OF MUSCLES

smooth muscles

Answer 2

Found in the digestive system and other organs

Involuntary muscles

Question 3

TYPES OF MUSCLES

cardiac muscles

Answer 3

Found in the heart

Involuntary muscle

Question 4

What are the 3 main types of connective tissue

Answer 4

Cartilage
Ligaments
Tendons

Question 5

Cartilage

Facts

Answer 5

Smooth, slightly elastic tissue 
Found in the body: 
End of bones in synovial joints 
Ribs attached to the sternum by cartilage 
Hard part of your ear and nose

Question 6

Tendons

Facts

Answer 6

Tendons attach muscle to bones
They are inelastic and very strong
Allow movement to take place

Question 7

Ligaments

Facts

Answer 7

Ligaments cross over joints, joining bone to bone
They are slightly elastic allowing some small movement
Main function to provide stability

Question 8

What is a bone

Answer 8

50% water and 50% solid matter

Question 9

Long bones

Facts

Answer 9

Long and wide

Femur, phalanges, numerous

Question 10

Short bones

Facts

Answer 10

Roughly cubical

Carpals and tarsals

Question 11

Flat bones

Facts

Answer 11

Areas of attachment of muscles

Scapula, ribs, sternum, skull

Question 12

Irregular bones

Facts

Answer 12

No regular shapes or characteristics

Vertebrae, bones of the face

Question 13

Sesamoid bones

Facts

Answer 13

Small bones developed in tendons

Patella

Question 14

Immovable joints (fibrous) 
Facts

Answer 14

Bones are fixed of fused together and no movement is possible
Skull, pelvis, sacrum, sternum

Question 15

Slightly moveable joints (cartilaginous)

Fact

Answer 15

Bones are joined by cartilage

Ribs, joining sternum, vertebral of spine

Question 16

Freely movable joints (synovial)

Answer 16

Allow free movement in at least 1 direction

Knee, elbow, ankle, hip, shoulder, fingers, wrist, fingers

Question 17

Types of synovial joints

Answer 17

Hinge, ball and socket, saddle, pivot, gliding, condyloid

Question 18

Functions of the muscular systems

Answer 18

To create movement
To maintain good posture
To maintain bodily functions