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1
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What is the name of the skull?

A

cranium

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2
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What is the name of the collarbone?

A

clavicle

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3
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What is the name of the bone that is located in the shoulder?

A

scapula

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4
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What is the name of the bone in the upper arm?

A

humerus

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5
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What is the name of the thinner bone in the lower arm?

A

radius

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6
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What is the name of the thicker bone in the lower arm?

A

ulna

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7
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What is the name of the bone in the middle of the rib cage?

A

sternum

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8
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What is the name of the range of bones that run down the back?

A

vertebral column

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9
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What is the name of the bone in which the hips are situated?

A

pelvis

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10
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What is the name of the bone in the upper leg?

A

femur

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11
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What is the bone in the knee?

A

patella

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12
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What is the bone at the front of the lower leg?

A

tibia

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13
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What is the collective name given to the part of the skeleton which main function is to provide support (but it also protects organs and provides a means for muscles to be attached.)

A

the axial skeleton

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14
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Which bones are in the axial skeleton?

A

(1) cranium
(2) ribs
(3) sternum
(4) vertebral column

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15
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What is the collective name of the part of the skeleton whose main function is to allow movement (but it also protects some of the major organs and provides a means for the attachment of muscles?)

A

the appendicular skeleton

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16
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What are the 5 types of bones?

A

(1) long bones
(2) short bones
(3) flat bones
(4) irregular bones
(5) sesamoid bones

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17
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Which type of bone is used in large movements and acts as levers?

A

long bones

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18
Q

Which type of bone protects internal organs?

A

flat bones

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19
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Which type of bone is used in smaller movements?

A

short bones

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20
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Which type of bone is long?

A

long bones

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21
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Which long bones are not long?

A

short bones

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22
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Which type of bone has a tubular structure?

A

long bones

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23
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Which type of bone is covered by hyaline or articular cartilage?

A

long bones

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24
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Give 2 examples of a long bone.

A

humerus and the femur

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25
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The femur and humerus are examples of which type of bones?

A

long bones

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26
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Which type of bone is cube-shaped?

A

short bones

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27
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The carpals and tarsals are an example of what type of bone?

A

short bones

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28
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Give 2 examples of SHORT bones.

A

carpals and tarsals

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29
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Which type of bone is thin, flat and slightly curved?

A

flat bones

30
Q

Give 3 examples of a flat bone.

A

cranium, scapula and the sternum

31
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The cranium is an example of which type of bone?

32
Q

The sternum is an example of which type of bone?

33
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The scapula is an example of which type of bone?

34
Q

Which type of bone is irregular in shape?

A

facial bones and vertebrae

35
Q

Give two examples of irregular bones?

A

facials bones and some facial bones

36
Q

Which type of bone is small and oval shaped?

A

sesamoid bones

37
Q

Which type of bone is embedded in tendons?

A

sesamoid bones

38
Q

Where are SESAMOID bones located?

A

where a tendon passes over a joint

39
Q

Give an example of a SESAMOID bone?

40
Q

The patella is an example of what type of bone?

A

sesamoid bone

41
Q

What are the 6 parts of the appendicular skeleton?

A

(1) pectoral (shoulder) girdles
(2) upper extremities (arms and forearms)
(3) pelvic girdle
(4) hands and wrists
(5) lower extremities (upper and lower legs)
(6) feet and ankles

42
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Which skeleton is the cranium a part of?

A

the axial skeleton

43
Q

Which skeleton are the ribs a part of?

A

the axial skeleton

44
Q

Which skeleton is the sternum a part of?

A

the axial skeleton

45
Q

Which skeleton is the vertebral column a part of?

A

the axial skeleton

46
Q

Which skeleton is the pectoral (shoulder girdles) a part of?

A

The appendicular skeleton

47
Q

Which skeleton are the arms and forearms a part of?

A

The appendicular skeleton

48
Q

Which skeleton is the pelvic girdle a part of?

A

The appendicular girdle

49
Q

Which skeleton are the hands and wrist a part of?

A

The appendicular

50
Q

Which skeleton are the upper and lower legs a part of?

A

The appendicular

51
Q

Which skeleton are the feet and ankles a part of?

A

The appendicular

52
Q

What are the 6 main functions of the skeletal system?

A

(1) protection
(2) muscle attachment and movement
(3) support
(4) shape
(5) blood production
(6) storage of minerals

53
Q

How does the skeleton protect a rugby player’s vital organs?

A

Their rib cage protects their heart and lungs when being tackled

54
Q

Complete these sentences about the importance of the role that the SKELETON plays in MUSCLE ATTACHMENT and MOVEMENT:
Muscles are attaches to (1)_______via (2) __________.
Bones have (3) ____________that permit MOVEMENT.
When a muscle contracts, the (4) ____________ that it is connected to pull on the (5) ________ and produces MOVEMENT.
The joints between bones produce MOVEMENT, but without healthy (6) ____________ ____________ sites (tendons) and joints, athletes would not be able to compete effectively.

A

(1) bone
(2) tendons
(3) joints
(4) tendon
(5) bone
(6) MUSCLE ATTACHMENT

55
Q

The skeleton provides the __________ that enables a gymnast to balance when performing a handstand.

56
Q

In which sport is the SHAPE function of the skeleton important and what shape is important?

A

Basketball- being tall

57
Q

Where are red blood cells produced?

A

Bone marrow

58
Q

Having more blood cells increases the ability to have more what in the blood?

A

More oxygen

59
Q

How does having more oxygen in his or her red blood cells help improve sport performance?

A

Means that a performer can work for longer

60
Q

Which 4 minerals are stored in bones?

A

(1) calcium
(2) phosphorous
(3) sodium
(4) potassium

61
Q

Which mineral stored in the bones is important for bone and teeth formation, clotting blood and muscle contraction?

62
Q

Which mineral is important for bone and teeth formation and energy metabolism?

A

Phosphorous

63
Q

Which mineral stored in the bones is important for muscle contraction and nerve impulses?

64
Q

Which mineral stored in the bones is important for muscle contraction and the functioning of the nervous system?

65
Q

How many pairs of ribs comprise the rib cage?

66
Q

What are the three parts of the rib case and how many pairs are there in each?

A

(1) TRUE RIBS- 7
(2) FALSE RIBS- 3
(3) FLOATING RIBS- 2

67
Q

Which type of ribs attach to the vertebrae and the sternum?

68
Q

What type of ribs attach to vertebrae at the back and the rib above at the front?

69
Q

Which type of ribs only attach to the vertebrae at the back?

A

FLOATING RIBS

70
Q

How many vertebrae make up the vertebral column?

71
Q

What are the 5 regions of the vertebral column and how many vertebrae are in each? Which are fused?

A

(1) Cervical, 7 vertebrae, NOT fused
(2) Thoracic, 12 vertebrae, NOT fused
(3) Lumbar, 5 vertebrae, NOT fused
(4) Sacrum, 5 vertebrae, IS fused
(5) Coccyx, 4 vertebrae, IS fused

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