Muscles and movement

Question 1

Muscles can…

Answer 1

Pull not push

Question 2

Muscles work by…

Answer 2

Contracting

Question 3

What is the name given to a pair of muscles working together in opposite directions to produce a movement

Answer 3

Antagonistic pairs

Question 4

The names of the muscles in the upper arm

Answer 4

Biceps and triceps

Question 5

How do the biceps and triceps cause movement in the upper arm?

Answer 5

When they contract they pull the upper and lower arm

Question 6

When Someone brakes their arm it get put into a cast. Why?

Answer 6

So that the bone can heal

Question 7

What is a gliding joint?

Answer 7

The bones have flat services which can slide over each other to allow movement in one plane

Question 8

What is a fixed joint?

Answer 8

These bones are joined together and cannot move in an adult

Question 9

What is a ball and socket joint?

Answer 9

The joint can move around in nearly any direction

Question 10

What is a hinge joint?

Answer 10

The joint can only move in one direction for example it could move up and down but not side to side

Question 11

What is a pivot joint?

Answer 11

This joint allows the head to nod and turn