Locomotion

Question 1

what does the skeletal system provide?

Answer 1

our basic shape
support for body
protect vital organs
allows muscle system to produce movement

Question 2

what are the 2 functional parts of the skeletal system?

Answer 2

axial skeleton
appendicular skeleton

Question 3

what is part of the axial skeleton?

Answer 3

head
neck
trunk

Question 4

what is part of the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 4

limbs
pectoral and pelvic girdle

Question 5

where is the axial skeleton?

Answer 5

down the middle of the body

Question 6

where is the appendicular skeleton?

Answer 6

at the sides of the body

Question 7

what do costal cartilages do?

Answer 7

link thoracic cavities

Question 8

what is articular cartilage?

Answer 8

joining cartilage to ensure ends of bone don’t rub off each other (prevents friction)

Question 9

what does it mean that cartilage is avascular?

Answer 9

doesn’t have its own direct blood supply

Question 10

give some characteristics of cartilage?

Answer 10

resilient, semirigid
connective tissue
flexible

Question 11

what does bone store?

Answer 11

calcium

Question 12

what does bone provide?

Answer 12

support
protection
mechanical basis
storage

Question 13

what are the 2 types of bone?

Answer 13

compact
spongey

Question 14

what does a bone marrow biopsy do?

Answer 14

get new red blood cells from red marrow

Question 15

what do neutrophils do?

Answer 15

engulf pathogens

Question 16

what is an advantage of compact bone?

Answer 16

strength for weight bearing

Question 17

where is compact bone found?

Answer 17

middle of the shaft

Question 18

what are elevations in long bones?

Answer 18

ridges, crests and tubules

Question 19

what shape are long bones? give examples?

Answer 19

tubular
upper and lower limbs

Question 20

what shape are short bones? give examples?

Answer 20

cuboidal
tarsus and carpus

Question 21

what are irregular bones? give examples.

Answer 21

bones that dont fit into any category
eg. facial bones

Question 22

what is the diaphysis of a bone?

Answer 22

shaft

Question 23

what is the epiphysis of a bone?

Answer 23

ends of long bone

Question 24

what is the metaphysis of a bone?

Answer 24

areas of growth between diaphysis and epiphysis

Question 25

where is articular cartilage found on a bone?

Answer 25

top and bottom

Question 26

what is the periosteum of a bone?

Answer 26

outer aspect

Question 27

what is attached at bone markings?

Answer 27

tendons, ligaments, fascia

Question 28

what lies adjacent to bone markings?

Answer 28

arteries

Question 29

what is the condyle of bone?

Answer 29

a rounded protuberance at the end of some bones, forming an articulation with another bone.

Question 30

what is capitulum of bone?

Answer 30

capitulum of the humerus is a smooth, rounded eminence on the lateral portion of the distal articular surface of the humerus

Question 31

what is the iliac crest?

Answer 31

iliac crest is the ilium’s top border, the largest of the three bones that make up the pelvis

Question 32

what is the epicondyle?

Answer 32

any of several prominences on the distal part of a long bone serving for the attachment of muscles and ligaments

Question 33

what is the facet joints?

Answer 33

facet joints are situated between the pedicle and lamina of the same vertebra and form the articular pillars that act to provide structural stability to the vertebral column as a whole

Question 34

what is the foramen at base of skull?

Answer 34

foramen caecum

Question 35

where is the median plane?

Answer 35

right down the middle
eg. body, hand or foot

Question 36

where is the traverse plane?

Answer 36

halfway down the body

Question 37

where is the sagittal plane?

Answer 37

perpendicular to the median

Question 38

what muscles are active while standing at ease?

Answer 38

few back and lower limb muscles

Question 39

what is the most stable joints?

Answer 39

hip and knee joints