Skeletal System

Question 1

What is the bone in your head

Answer 1

Cranium

Question 2

What is the purpose of the cranium

Answer 2

To protect the brain

Question 3

What is your spine called

Answer 3

Vertebrae

Question 4

What is the purpose of the vertebrae

Answer 4

Protect the spinal cord and support the body

Question 5

What bones make up the shoulder joint

Answer 5

Scapula and humerus

Question 6

What is the job of the scapula

Answer 6

Muscle attachment for movement

Question 7

What is the job of the humerus

Answer 7

Movement and bone marrow production

Question 8

What is the bone which rests on the shoulder joint

Answer 8

Clavicle

Question 9

What bone are in your chest

Answer 9

Ribs

Question 10

What is the function of the ribs

Answer 10

To protect vital organs such as the heart and lungs

Question 11

What bone is in the middle of the ribs

Answer 11

The sternum

Question 12

What is the function of the sternum

Answer 12

Supports the ribs and protects the heart

Question 13

What bones make up the elbow joint

Answer 13

Humerus, radius, ulna

Question 14

What is the job of the ulna and radius

Answer 14

Movement

Question 15

Does the radius follow the thumb of pinky

Answer 15

Thumb

Question 16

What bones make up the hip joint

Answer 16

Femur and pelvis

Question 17

What is the job of the femur

Answer 17

Blood production and support

Question 18

What is the job of the pelvis

Answer 18

Structure, support and muscle attachment

Question 19

What bones make up the knee joint

Answer 19

Femur and tibia

Question 20

What bone floats above the knee joint

Answer 20

Patella

Question 21

What is the job of the patella

Answer 21

Protection

Question 22

What bones make up the ankle joint

Answer 22

Fibula, tibia and tarsals

Question 23

What bones make up the hand

Answer 23

Phalanges, metacarpals, carpals

Question 24

What bones make up the foot

Answer 24

Phalanges, metatarsals, tarsals

Question 25

What two minerals does the Skelton store

Answer 25

Calcium and phosphorus

Question 26

What does the skeleton produce in bone marrow

Answer 26

Red and white blood cells

Question 27

What are the three types of joints

Answer 27

Fixed, slightly movable, synovial

Question 28

What is a synovial joint

Answer 28

A freely movable joint in which the bone surfaces are covered by articular cartilage and connected by a fibrous connective tissue capsule lined with synovial fluid

Question 29

Which joints are hinge joints

Answer 29

Elbow and knee joints

Question 30

What is an example of a fixed joint

Answer 30

Cranium

Question 31

What is an example of a ball and socket joint

Answer 31

Shoulder and hip

Question 32

What are the 5 main movements joints can do

Answer 32

Flexion, extension, rotation, abduction, adduction

Question 33

What movements can a hinge joint do

Answer 33

Flexion, extension

Question 34

What movements can happen at ball and socket joints

Answer 34

Flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, rotation, circumduction

Question 35

What is a ligament

Answer 35

Bands of connective tissues which connect bone to bone and stabilise movement

Question 36

What is cartilage

Answer 36

A soft tissue designed to reduce friction and act as a shock absorber for the joint

Question 37

What is synovial fluid

Answer 37

Lubricates the joint so it can move freely

Question 38

What are tendons

Answer 38

Strong tissues which connect muscle to bone allowing movement

Question 39

What is an example of Flexion in the shoulder

Answer 39

Going down in a tricep dip

Question 40

What is an example of Flexion in the hip

Answer 40

When long jumpers land after their jump

Question 41

What is an example of extension in the shoulder

Answer 41

Pushing your ski poles into the ground and pushing off

Question 42

What is an example of extension at the hip

Answer 42

Standing up from a squat when weightlifting

Question 43

What is an example of rotation at the shoulder

Answer 43

Your arms going over your head during butterfly stroke in swimming

Question 44

What is an example of rotation at the hip

Answer 44

Following your shot with your hips in golf

Question 45

What is an example of abduction in the shoulder and hip

Answer 45

Going outwards in a star jumper

Question 46

What is an example of adduction of the hip and shoulder

Answer 46

Coming in from a star jump

Question 47

What is an example of circumduction of the shoulder

Answer 47

Your arm rotating in a full circle during a cricket bowl

Question 48

What is an example of Flexion in the elbow joint

Answer 48

A bicep curl

Question 49

What is an example of extension in the elbow joint

Answer 49

When you throw a shot put and release it into the air

Question 50

What is an example of Flexion in the knee joint

Answer 50

Going down into a lunge

Question 51

What is an example of extension in the knee joint

Answer 51

The take off knee extending when a high jumper takes off the floor to jump in high jump

Question 52

What is the function of the humerus

Answer 52

Movement and blood production

Question 53

What are the four main functions of the skeleton

Answer 53

Support, protection, movement, posture and structural shape, mineral storage, blood cell production

Question 54

How does the skeleton support

Answer 54

It enables us to stand. The bones of the body are held together by ligaments. The skeleton provides a framework for the muscles which are attached to bones by tendons

Question 55

How does the skeleton provides protection

Answer 55

Bones protect body parts and vitals organs from impacts and injuries

Question 56

How does the skeleton aid movement

Answer 56

The skeleton has many different joins. At joints, muscles and bones form levers to allow sporting movements

Question 57

How does the skeleton provide posture and structural shape

Answer 57

He skeleton acts as framework. Muscles are firmly attached to bones forming our body shape and holds us upright

Question 58

How does the skeleton provides a mineral storage

Answer 58

They release diddo,ves calcium, phosphorus and magnesium into you blood stream when needed

Question 59

How does the skeleton aid blood cell production

Answer 59

The ends of long bones such as the ribs, humerus, femur,and vertebrae contain red bone marrow which is where red blood cells are produced

Question 60

What is a joint

Answer 60

A place where two of more bones meet

Question 61

What are Flexion and extension

Answer 61

Increasing and decreasing the angle at the joint

Question 62

What is abduction

Answer 62

Sideways moving limb away from midline of body

Question 63

What is adduction

Answer 63

Sideways moving limb towards midline,one of the body

Question 64

What is circumduction

Answer 64

A continuous circular movement of a limb around a joint

Question 65

Rotation

Answer 65

A bone turns about its longitudinal axis within the joint

Question 66

What is an example of plantarflexion

Answer 66

Pointing your toes in ballet

Question 67

What is an example of dorsiflexion

Answer 67

Raising your toes towards your shin when sprinting 100m