Musculoskeletal System

Question 1

What are the main bones of the skeleton?

Answer 1

Cranium - Skull
Mandible - Jaw
Humerus - Upper arm
Radius - Forearm upper from the thumb
Ulna - forearm lower
Metacarpals - hands
Scapula - shoulderblade
Ribs - chest
Clavicle - collar bone
Sternum - breast bone
Vertebrae - spine
Pelvis - hips
Femur - thigh
Patella - knee
Tibia - shin, inner
Fibula - shin, outer
Metatarsals - feet

Question 2

How many bones are in the adult skeleton?

Answer 2

206

Question 3

Describe the skeleton

Answer 3

The skeleton is a rigid supporting framework of bones to which all soft tissues and organs are attached

Question 4

What two things are required to maintain bones?

Answer 4

Vitamin D + calcium

Question 5

How many bones do babies have?

Answer 5

Over 300

Question 6

What do the muscular and skeletal systems allow?

Answer 6

Movement of body parts

Question 7

Where are blood cells made?

Answer 7

The marrow of long bones - such as the femur

Question 8

What does the spinal column protect?

Answer 8

The spinal cord

Question 9

How many vertebrae does the skeleton have?

Answer 9

24

Question 10

What are intervertebral discs?

Answer 10

Shock absorbers made of cartalige

Question 11

Name 2 types of joint

Answer 11

Hinge and ball and socket

Question 12

What are muscles primary function?

Answer 12

Movement

Question 13

What are antagonistic pairs of muscles?

Answer 13

Where one contracts when the other relaxes which creates movement

Question 14

What does the ribcage do?

Answer 14

Provides a supporting framework for the chest cavity and protects the internal organs in the chest and upper abdomen

Question 15

What connects muscle to bone?

Answer 15

Tendons

Question 16

What connects bone to bone?

Answer 16

Ligaments

Question 17

What are the 4 main functions of the skeleton?

Answer 17

Protection
Support
Movement
Blood cell production

Question 18

How many pairs of ribs are there?

Answer 18

12

Question 19

Which pairs of ribs connect to the sternum?

Answer 19

the upper 9 pairs

Question 20

Name the front muscles and where they are.

Answer 20

Deltoids - shoulder
Abdominals - front of torso
Pectorals - upper chest
Biceps - front upper arm
Quadriceps - front upper leg

Question 21

Name the back muscles and where they are.

Answer 21

Trapezius - central upper back
Triceps - Back upper arm
Latissimus Dorsi - Back
Gluteus Maximus - Backside
Hamstrings - leg

Question 22

What are muscles made of?

Answer 22

Long muscle fibres

Question 23

What are the 3 types of muscle?

Answer 23

Skeletal Muscle
Smooth Muscle
Cardiac muscle

Question 24

Are the skeletal muscles voluntary or involuntary muscles?

Answer 24

Voluntary - have to think to use them

Question 25

What 2 things do the skeletal muscles help us with?

Answer 25

Maintain Posture and balance
Regulate body temperature - they create heat when they contract

Question 26

What do smooth muscles make up?

Answer 26

The walls of most hollow organs.

Question 27

Are smooth muscles voluntary or involuntary?

Answer 27

involuntary

Question 28

What are some places smooth muscle can be found?

Answer 28

the walls of arteries, veins, the stomach and intestines

Question 29

Where do you find Cardiac muscle?

Answer 29

The heart

Question 30

what does cardiac muscle allow?

Answer 30

rhythmic contraction of the heart