Bones Flashcards
What is the bone protecting your head?
Cranium
What is the bone in your upper jaw?
Maxilla
What is the name of the bone in your lower jaw?
Mandible
What is the correct term for the collar bone?
Clavicle
What is the bone in between your ribs?
Sternum
What is the bone found at your hip?
Pelvis
What is the bone found on the outside of your lower arm?
Radius
What is the bone found at the inside of your lower arm?
Ulna
What is the bone at the top of your foot called?
Tarsals
What is the bone in the middle of your foot called?
Metatarsals
What is the bone found at the end of your foot called?
Phalanges
What is the bone in your upper arm called?
Humerus
What bones protect your heart and lungs?
Ribs
What is the bone in your upper leg called?
Femur
What is the bone found in the knee?
Patella
What is the correct term for your shoulder bone?
Scapula
What is the bone found at the bottom of the spine?
Sacrum
What is the bone found at the top of your pelvis called?
Ilium
What are the bones at the tip of your fingers called?
Phalanges
What are the bones at your wrist called?
Carpals
What is the bone between your phalanges and carpals?
Metacarpals
What is the bone at the front of your lower leg called (shin)?
Tibia
What is the name of the smaller bone behind the tibia?
Fibula
What is the bone found at the bottom of the pelvis?
Ischium
What is the classification of a long bone?
A long bone is a bone that is longer than it is wide. A long bone has a shaft and two ends. All limb bones apart from the kneecap, wrist and ankle bones are long bones
What do long bones do in sport?
Long bones act as levers. These bones are vital to generate movement, power and speed.
What is the classification of a short bone?
Short bones are bones that are roughly the same size in length, with and thickness. The only short bones in the body are carpals and tarsals
What do short bones do in sport?
Short bones are associated with weight bearing, shock absorption and spreading loads. They play a key role in activities like tennis, road running or dancing
What is the classification of a flat bone?
Flat bones, or plates usually protect organs or offer a good surface for muscles to attach to. For example ribs protect heart and lungs while the scapula has three main muscle groups attached to it.
Why are flat bones important in sport?
- They protect vital organs
- Provide attachment to muscles to help movement for every type of physical exercise
What is the classification of an Irregular bone?
Irregular bones have an odd shape and perform a range of functions
Why are irregular bones important in sport
- They offer protection ( vertebrae protects spinal cord).
- They tend to have very specific functions, for example the first and second vertebrae allow you to
Cervical Vertebrae
- 7 vertebrae
- Form the neck
- Allow a variety of movement
Thoracic Vertebrae
- 12 Vertebrae
- Found in the chest region
- Ten of these vertebrae, raise a pair of ribs when you breathe
Lumbar Vertebrae
- 5 vertebrae
- Form the lower back
- Discs large to allow more mobility
Sacral vertebrae
- 5 fused vertebrae
- Work with hip bones
Coccygeal Vertebrae
- 4 fused vertebrae in coccyx
