End of year test revision Flashcards
What are antagonistic muscle pairs
They are muscles that work oppositely to each other
E.g bicep, tricep
Mandible
Your jaw bone
Cranium
Your skull
Clavicle
Your collar bone
Sternum
A hard bit of bone that runs down the centre of your chest between your ribs
Ribcage
A group of bones protecting your lungs.
Humerus
The bone in your upper arm
Radius
A bone in your lower arm
Ulna
A bone in your lower arm
Femur
The bone in your thigh
Tibia
A bone in your lower leg
Fibula
A bone in your lower leg
Synovial fluid
It is a liquid in between your joints that stop them from rubbing
Tendon
A tendon connects muscle to bone
Cartilage
It is mostly found in your joints and it protects the end if your bones from rubbing together.
Cell
A cell is kind of like the building blocks of life.
Organism
An organism is a group of millions of cells that make something that is living
Nucleus
The nucleus stores all the genetic information in the cell
Tissue
Tissue is a specialised group of cells that work together to do a certain job
Organ
An organ is something that is made up of different tissues and it performs a special job that it us designed to do.
Organ system
It is a group of organs working together
Fused joint
A joint that allows no movement
Ball and socket joint
A type of joint that allows lots of movement
Hinge joint
A joint that allows movement in one direction
