Fitness And Body Systems Flashcards
What are the functions of the skeleton for sport?
Protection of vital organs Muscle attachment Joints for movement Storing calcium and phosphorus Red and white blood cell production
What are long bones?
They are longer than they are wide. They don’t have to be big. Phalanges, tibia, Fibula, metatarsals
What are short bones
Same size length and thickness such as carpals and tarsals
What are flat bones
Usually protect organs for example, ribs, patella, cranium and sternum
Irregular bones
Have odd shakes and perform a range of functions such as the vertebra which protects the spinal cord
What is a joint?
The place where two or more bones meet
Example of a pivot joint
Wrist, elbow and neck ( allow bones to rotate)
Example of hinge joint
Elbow
Ball and socket example
Hip bone
Example of condyloid joint
Wrist
What are ligaments?
Strong flexible connective tissue that connects bone to bone
What is flexion
Bending movement that decreases the angle between body parts
What’s extension
Straightening movement
What’s adduction
Movement that pulls towards the midline of the body
What is abduction
Movement that pulls away from the midline of the body
What is rotation
Movement around a single axis or pivot joint