Human Body: Skeletal System

Question 1

Your knee is _____ to your ankle.

Answer 1

Superior

Question 2

Your hand is at the _____ end of your arm.

Answer 2

Distal

Question 3

Axial Skeleton

Answer 3

Main support frame made up of the skull, spinal column, sternum, rib cage, and sacrum

Question 4

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 4

Peripheral bones attached to the axial skeleton made up of the arms, shoulder blades, forearms, hands, pelvis, legs, and feet

Question 5

Roles of the Skeleton

Answer 5

1) Support & movement2) Protection3) Blood Cell Factory4) Warehouse Storage

Question 6

Allows smooth movement and protection; located on both ends of long bones

Answer 6

Cartilage

Question 7

Are the site of bone growth; commonly known as “growth plates”

Answer 7

Epiphyseal Plates

Question 8

Ligaments

Answer 8

Structures that connect bone to bone

Question 9

Tendons

Answer 9

Structures that connect muscle to bone

Question 10

Bursae

Answer 10

Small, flattened fluid sacs that prevent friction between tendons, ligaments, and bones

Question 11

Shoulders & hip joint - type of joints?

Answer 11

Ball & Socket Joint

Question 12

Joints in feet and hands - type of joints?

Answer 12

Gliding Joint

Question 13

Knee, elbow, finger bones - types of joints?

Answer 13

Hinge Joint

Question 14

First 2 vertebrae of neck - type of joint?

Answer 14

Pivot Joint

Question 15

Wrist - type of joint?

Answer 15

Ellipsoid Joint

Question 16

Base of thumb - type of joint?

Answer 16

Saddle Joint

Question 17

The action of bending a joint such that the joint angle decreases

Answer 17

Flexion

Question 18

The action of bending a joint such that the joint angle increases

Answer 18

Extension

Question 19

Occurs when a body segment is moved to the side or away from the body

Answer 19

Abduction

Question 20

Occurs when a body segment is moved towards the body

Answer 20

Adduction

Question 21

Rotating the wrist such that the palm of your hand is facing forward

Answer 21

Supination

Question 22

Rotating the wrist such that the palm of your hand is facing backwards

Answer 22

Pronation

Question 23

Bringing the top of the foot closer to the shin

Answer 23

Dorsiflexion

Question 24

Pointing the toes

Answer 24

Plantar Flexion

Question 25

Standing on the outer edge of the foot

Answer 25

Inversion

Question 26

Standing on the inner edge of the foot

Answer 26

Eversion

Question 27

When you twist or turn a body part inward towards the midline.

Answer 27

Internal Rotation

Question 28

When you twist or turn a body part outward away from the midline.

Answer 28

External Rotation

Question 29

Combination of flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction all within one movement

Answer 29

Circumduction

Question 30

Which bones are missing from this graphic that you need to know for this course?

Answer 30

Calcaneous and Pelvis