Bones/joints

Question 1

Tibia

Answer 1

Big toe side and big bone

Question 2

Fibula

Answer 2

Pinkie side and small bone

Question 3

Axial skeleton

Answer 3

Middle of body - protection, storage and support

Question 4

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 4

Limbs and girdles they attach to - movement, storage and manufacture of blood cells

Question 5

Long bone

Answer 5

Longer than it is wide, rigid rods for muscle attachment

Femur, tibia, fibular

Question 6

Short bone

Answer 6

Square shaped, provides strength

Carpals, tarsals, metacarpals, metatarsals

Question 7

Flat bone

Answer 7

Thin, flat and often curved
Protection of vital organs
Ribs, sternum, clavicle, scapula and skull

Question 8

Irregular bone

Answer 8

Doesn’t fit into any category
Function varies
Pelvis, vertebrae, sacrum and coccyx

Question 9

Sesamoid

Answer 9

Implanted in tendons to modify pressure and reduce friction

Patella

Question 10

Ligaments

Answer 10

Bone to bone

Question 11

Tendons

Answer 11

Bone to muscle

Question 12

Cartilage

Answer 12

Reduces bone to bone rubbing

Question 13

Synovial membrane

Answer 13

Tissue that lines the non contact parts of joint capsule

Secretes synovial fluid

Question 14

Synovial fluid

Answer 14

Lubricated joint

Nourishment to cartilage

Question 15

Joints

Answer 15

Place where 2 or more bones meet
Allows movement
Provides stability

Question 16

Fixed or immovable joint

Answer 16

Fibres join ends or parts of bones together
Found between bones of skull
Provides protection

Question 17

Cartilaginous or slight moveable

Answer 17

Cartilage joins ends or parts of bones
Allows slight movement
Found in vertebral column

Question 18

Synovial or freely moveable joint

Answer 18

Enclosed in capsule
Covered in cartilage and synovial membrane
Found in limbs

Question 19

Ball and socket joint

Answer 19

Rounded head of bone sits in cup of another
Movement in all directions
Hip joint

Question 20

Hinge joint

Answer 20

Two bones open and close in one direction only
Like a door
Knee joint

Question 21

Saddle joint

Answer 21

Movement back and forth and side to side
No rotation
Base of thumb

Question 22

5 main functions of bones:

Answer 22

Support, protection, movement, storage, production if red blood cells

Question 23

Conyloid joint

Answer 23

Movement without rotation

Jaw or finger joints

Question 24

Pivot joint

Answer 24

One bone swivels around ring formed by other bone
Elbow joint (forearm turn side to side)

Question 25

Gliding joints

Answer 25

Plane joint
Smooth surface slips over another
Limited movement
Wrist joints