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Bones Flashcards

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What is the bone protecting your head?

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Cranium

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What is the bone in your upper jaw?

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Maxilla

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What is the name of the bone in your lower jaw?

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Mandible

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What is the correct term for the collar bone?

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Clavicle

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What is the bone in between your ribs?

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Sternum

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What is the bone found at your hip?

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Pelvis

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What is the bone found on the outside of your lower arm?

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Radius

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What is the bone found at the inside of your lower arm?

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Ulna

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What is the bone at the top of your foot called?

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Tarsals

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

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Metatarsals

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What is the bone found at the end of your foot called?

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Phalanges

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What is the bone in your upper arm called?

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Humerus

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What bones protect your heart and lungs?

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Ribs

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What is the bone in your upper leg called?

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Femur

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What is the bone found in the knee?

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Patella

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What is the correct term for your shoulder bone?

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Scapula

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What is the bone found at the bottom of the spine?

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Sacrum

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What is the bone found at the top of your pelvis called?

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Ilium

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What are the bones at the tip of your fingers called?

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Phalanges

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What are the bones at your wrist called?

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Carpals

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What is the bone between your phalanges and carpals?

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Metacarpals

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What is the bone at the front of your lower leg called (shin)?

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Tibia

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What is the name of the smaller bone behind the tibia?

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Fibula

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What is the bone found at the bottom of the pelvis?

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Ischium

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What is the classification of a long bone?

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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

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What do long bones do in sport?

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Long bones act as levers. These bones are vital to generate movement, power and speed.

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What is the classification of a short bone?

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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

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What do short bones do in sport?

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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

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What is the classification of a flat bone?

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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.

30
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Why are flat bones important in sport?

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  • They protect vital organs

- Provide attachment to muscles to help movement for every type of physical exercise

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What is the classification of an Irregular bone?

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Irregular bones have an odd shape and perform a range of functions

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Why are irregular bones important in sport

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  • They offer protection ( vertebrae protects spinal cord).

- They tend to have very specific functions, for example the first and second vertebrae allow you to

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Cervical Vertebrae

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  • 7 vertebrae
  • Form the neck
  • Allow a variety of movement
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Thoracic Vertebrae

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  • 12 Vertebrae
  • Found in the chest region
  • Ten of these vertebrae, raise a pair of ribs when you breathe
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Lumbar Vertebrae

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  • 5 vertebrae
  • Form the lower back
  • Discs large to allow more mobility
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Sacral vertebrae

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  • 5 fused vertebrae

- Work with hip bones

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Coccygeal Vertebrae

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  • 4 fused vertebrae in coccyx

GCSE PE 2018-2020 (38 decks)

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