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Question Set 1 Flashcards

1
Q

What are the functions of the skeleton?

A

“Protection of Vital Organs
Muscle Attachment
Movement
Blood Production and Mineral Storage”

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2
Q

What do Red Blood Cells do?

A

Increase Oxygen carrying capacity so an athlete can work for harder and longer

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3
Q

What do White Blood Cells do?

A

Fights infection

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4
Q

What are the different Classification of Bones?

A

Long Bone
Short Bone
Flat Bone
Irregular Bone

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5
Q

Give an example of a long bone?

A

Femur

Humerus

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6
Q

Give an example of a Short Bone?

A

Metacarpals
Metatarsals
Carpals
Tarsals

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7
Q

Give an example of a Flat Bone?

A

Cranium
Ribs
Scapula

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8
Q

Give an example of an Irregular Bone?

A

Vertebrae

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9
Q

“What are the 5 regions of the Vertebral

Column?”

A 
Cervical 
Thoracic 
Lumber
Sacrum
Coccyx
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10
Q

What are the 4 different types of Joints?

A

Condyloid
Pivot
Hinge
Ball and Socket

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11
Q

What is the definition of a joint?

A

A place where 2 or more bones meet

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12
Q

Where will you find a Condyloid Joint?

A

Wrist

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13
Q

Where will you find a Pivot Joint?

A

Neck (atlas and axis)

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14
Q

Where will you find a Hinge Joint?

A

Elbow
Knee
Ankle

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15
Q

Where will you find a Ball and Socket Joint?

A

Shoulder

Hip

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16
Q

What are the different movement possible at joints?

A 
Flexion 
Extension 
Adduction 
Abduction 
Rotation 
Circumduction
17
Q

What movement are possible at a Pivot Joint?

A

“Flexion
Extension
Rotation”

18
Q

“What Movements are possible at a Ball and Socket Joint?”

A 
"Flexion
Extension
Adduction 
Abduction 
Rotation 
Circumduction"
19
Q

What movement are possible at a Hinge Joint?

A

“Flexion

Extension”

20
Q

“What movement are possible at the Ankle Joint?”

A

“Dorsi-Flexion

Planter- Flexion”

21
Q

What is the role of a ligament?

A

To join Bone to Bone

22
Q

What is the role of a tendon?

A

To join Muscle to Bone

23
Q

What are the 3 types of Muscle?

A

Cardiac Voluntary Involuntary

24
Q

Give an example of a Cardiac Muscle

A

The Heart

25
Q

Give an example of a Voluntary Muscle?

A 
Bicep
Tricep 
Hamstring 
Quadriceps 
Deltiod 
Latissimus Dorsi 
Pectoralis Major 
Gastrocnemius
26
Q

Give an example of an Involuntary Muscle?

A

Blood vessels
Intestine
Stomach

27
Q

Explain how antagonistic Muscles work?

A

Muscles work in pairs to create movement, one
contracts (agonist) and the other relaxes
(antagonist)

28
Q

Voluntary muscles are made up of different muscle fibres what are these?

A

Slow Twitch

Fast Twitch

29
Q

What are the characteristics of Slow Twitch muscle Fibres

A

Fatigues Slowly
Good for low intensity work
Used for aerobic activities

30
Q

What are the Functions of the Cardiovascular

System?

A

“Transportation of Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide and
Nutrients
Blood Clotting of open wounds
Regulate Body Temperature”

31
Q

What is Vascular shunting?

A

“The redistribution of blood controlled by vasoconstriction and vasodilation. When resting blood is redistributed to areas such as the
digestive system, compared to when exercising when blood is redistributed to working muscles.”

32
Q

What is vasoconstriction?

A

Narrowing of the blood vessels

33
Q

What is Vasodilation?

A

Widening of the blood vessels

34
Q

Name the parts that make up the Heart?

A 
Vena Cava
Aorta
Right Atrium 
Pulmonary Artery 
Pulmonary Vein 
Left Atrium 
Bicuspid Valve 
Left Ventricle 
Right Ventricle 
Septum
Tricuspid Valve
Semilunar Valve
35
Q

What is the structure of Arteries?

A

Thick walls
Elastic walls
High Blood Pressure
Carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

36
Q

What is the structure of Veins?

A

Thin walls
Elastic walls
Low Blood Pressure

37
Q

What is the structure of Capillaries?

A

One cell wall thick
Low pressure
Gas exchange takes place

38
Q

What makes up blood?

A

Red Blood Cells
White Blood Cells
Platelets
Plasma

39
Q

What do Platelets do?

A

Helps blood clot

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