SKELETAL SYSTEM (SOC 12) Flashcards
PROTECTION OF VITAL ORGANS:
STAYING SAFE IS IMPORTANT IN SPORT AND THE SKELETON PLAY A KEY ROLE.
MUSCLE ATTACHMENT:
THE MUSCLES YOU USE IN SPORT NEED STRONG POINTS TO ATTACK TO AND BONES PROVIDE THAT FRAMEWORK.
JOINTS FOR MOVEMENT:
JOINTS ALLOW THE BODY TO MAKE A VARIETY OF MOVEMENT.
STORING CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS:
THE BONES ACT AS A STORE FOR CALCIUM AND PHOSPHORUS, TWO MINERALS THAT ARE VITAL FOR DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING THE STRONG AND HEALTHY BONES YOU NEED FOR EXERCISE.
RED AND WHITE BLOOD CELL PRODUCTION:
WHEN THE OXYGEN CONTENT DROPS, OR THE NUMBER OR RED BLOOD CELLS GOES DOWN, YOUR BONE MARROW MAKES MORE RED BLOOD CELLS. ; INFECTIONS…
TIBIA AND FIBULA:
SHIN BONE
MAXILLA AND MANDIBLE:
UPPER AND LOWER JAW BONE
CLAVICLE:
COLLARBONE
STERNUM:
BREASTBONE
PELVIS:
SPINAL BONE
RADIUS AND ULNA:
LOWER ARM BONE
TARSULS, METATARSALS & PHALANGES:
FOOT BONE: UPPER, MIDDLE AND LOWER FOOT BONES
HUMERUS:
UPPER ARM BONE
STERNUM:
RIB BONE
FEMUR:
LEG BONE
PATELLA:
KNEE BONE
CRANIUM:
SKULL BONE
CERVICAL VERTEBRAE/PELVIS:
NECK BONE
ILIUM:
HIP BONE
SACRUM:
SPINE BONE
TARSULS, METATARSALS AND PHALANGES:
HAND BONE: UPPER, MIDDLE AND LOWER HAND BONES
SCAPULA:
SHOULDER BONES, BLADES, WINGS BONES OR BLADE BONES
THORACIC VERTABRAE:
VERTEBRAL SPINE, UPPER TRUNK
LUMBAR VERTABRAE:
LOWER BACK BONE
CERVICAL:
CONTAINS 7 BONES AND IS THE UPPER BIT OF OUR SPINE.
THORACIC:
CONTAINS 12 BONES AND HAS THE MOST BONES OUT OF THEM ALL THIS IS LOCATED AT ABOUT THE UPPER/MIDDLE OF THE SPIN.
LUMBAR:
CONTAINS 5 BONES AND IS DEAD CENTRE OF THE SPINE. USUALLY PEOPLE GET THESE PROBLEMS IN THERE LOWER BACK.
SACRUM:
CONTAINS (5, FUSED BONES) THIS IS THE TALE OF THE SPINE VERY NEAR THE END OF THE SPINE.
COCCYX:
CONTAINS (4, FUSED BONES) AND IS THE TIP AND TALE TYPE OF THE SPINE AND IS THE SMALLEST TYPE OF BONE IN THE SPINE WILL THE LEAST AMOUNT OF BONES IN THE SPINE.
LONG BONES:
GENERATE MOVEMENT (LEAVERS/STRENGTH).
SHORT BONES:
WEIGHT - BEARING FOR EXAMPLE YOU WOULD NEED THIS MUSCLE IF YOU THROW A SHOCK PUT.
IRREGULAR BONES:
PROTECTION/ GENERATE MOVEMENT.
FLAT BONES:
PROTECT VITAL ORGANS/MUSCLE ATTACHMENT.