Bones

Question 1

Functions of skeleton

Answer 1

Protect
Structure
Movement

Question 2

The 2 main joints

Answer 2

Hinge

Ball and socket

Question 3

Types of fractures

Answer 3

Closed
Compound
Stress
Simple

Question 4

What do the ribs do and give an example when they are used to do this

Answer 4

They protect vital organs and they do this in a tackle in rugby

Question 4

What’s the point of the spine?

Answer 4

For structure as they form attachments for muscles

Question 5

What do the joints do?

Answer 5

They are used for movements

Question 6

Where is the hinge joint?

Answer 6

Elbow and knee

Question 7

Where is the ball and socket joint?

Answer 7

Shoulder and hip

Question 8

What is flexion and when is it used?

Answer 8

It I decreasing the angle in the armpit when the arm comes out and in, and it used in a forehand tennis shot

Question 9

What is extension and when is it used?

Answer 9

Increasing the angle in the armpit going outward and used when shooting at basket ball.

Question 10

What is abduction?

Answer 10

90 degrees away from the mid-line of the body

Question 11

What is adduction?

Answer 11

Going back to the mid-line of the body

Question 12

What’s a closed fracture?

Answer 12

Skin is not broken but the bone is

Question 13

What’s a compound fracture?

Answer 13

Skin broken and bone of the skin

Question 14

What’s a stress fracture? And give an example of when it happens for outside of the elbow and inside.

Answer 14

An overuse injury (linked with osteoporosis.) tennis elbow for the outside and golfers elbow for the inside of elbow.

Question 15

What’s a simple fracture?

Answer 15

No displacement of bone

Question 16

What’s a dislocation?

Answer 16

Joint is forced out of position

Question 17

What’s the treatment for injuries?

Answer 17

R est
I ce
C ompresion
E levation

Question 18

What does calcium do? And what’s it found in?

Answer 18

Helps bones grow and increase in density. Found in milk

Question 19

What does vitamin D do?

Answer 19

Used for one maintenance and aids with absorption of calcium

Question 20

What does low bone density lead to and how do you get low bone density?

Answer 20

Leads to osteoporosis and you can get it from decreasing activity levels

Question 21

What are the 5 types of breaks?

Answer 21

Greenstick
Transverse
Impacted
Communicated 
Oblique

Question 22

Whats the greenstick break?

Answer 22

A break only part way across a bone

Question 23

What’s a transverse break?

Answer 23

Break straight across

Question 24

What’s an impacted break?

Answer 24

Pieces locked into eachother

Question 25

What’s a communicated break?

Answer 25

Broken into more than 2 pieces

Question 26

What’s an oblique break?

Answer 26

A break at an angle

Question 27

What’s a sprain?

Answer 27

A broken ligament

Question 28

What’s a strain?

Answer 28

Broken tendon/muscle

Question 29

What’s a torn cartilage?

Answer 29

Torn elastic substance on end of bone

Question 30

What’s high impact activity?

Answer 30

Running

Question 31

What’s a low impact activity?

Answer 31

Swimming

Question 32

When are joints used? (An example)

Answer 32

Basket ball lay up