NASM -Skeletal system

Question 1

Axial Skeleton

Answer 1

Skull, Rib Cage, and vertebral column

Question 2

Appendicular Skeleton

Answer 2

upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdle

Question 3

Skeletal system Functions

Answer 3

Supports, protects, allows bodily movement , produces blood, stores minerals

Question 4

depressions

Answer 4

Flattened or indented portions of a bone; can be muscle attachment sites

Question 5

Process

Answer 5

projection protruding from a bone ; muscles , tendons, ligaments can attach

Question 6

ligaments

Answer 6

connects bone to bone; little blood supply; slow to heal

Question 7

Arthrokinematics

Answer 7

Joint motion

Question 8

Non-synovial joints

Answer 8

no joint cavity, connective tissue, or cartilage; little to no movement

Question 9

Synovial Joints

Answer 9

held together by joint capsule and ligaments ; associated with movement

Question 10

Major motion types

Answer 10

roll, slide, spin

Question 11

Hinge Joint

Answer 11

elbows, ankles; sagittal plane movement

Question 12

Ball-and-sock Joints

Answer 12

shoulders , hips ; most mobile, all three planes of motion

Question 13

Weight-bearing exercises

Answer 13

the best method to strengthen bones