Soc 12 And 13:The Skeletal System

Question 1

What are the 5 fuctions of the skeletal system?

Answer 1

• Protection of Vital organs
• Muscle attachment
• Joints for movement
• Storing calcium and phosphorus
• Red and White blood cell production

Question 2

What is the real name for the Shoulder Blaid:

Answer 2

Scapula

Question 3

What is the real name for the coller bone:

Answer 3

Clavicle

Question 4

The bones you have in your spine:

Answer 4

Thorantic
Lumbar
Coxxyc

Question 5

The Bones in your hand/wrist (cufflings):

Answer 5

Carpals
Metacarpals
Phalanges

Question 6

The bones in your foot/ankle (toes):

Answer 6

Tarsals
Metatarsals
Phalangels

Question 7

The bones in the leg:

Answer 7

Femur
Patella
Tibia
Fibula

Question 8

The bones in the arm:

Answer 8

Radius
Ulna
Hummerus

Question 9

What bones are in the torso:

Answer 9

Sternum
Rib Cage
Pelvis
Scapula
Clavicle

Question 10

What is the long bones:

Answer 10

Long bones are longer than they are wide. They don’t have to be big, small bones like finger bones (phalanges) count as long bones. A long bone has a shaft and two ends.

Question 11

What is the short bones:

Answer 11

Short bones are generally the same size in length, width and thickness. The only short bones in the body are the carpals (cuffs) in the wrist and the tarsals (toes) in the foot.

Question 12

What is the flat bones:

Answer 12

Flat bones usually protect organs or offer a good surface for muscles to attach to. For example, the ribs protect the heart and lungs, while the broad scapula has three muscles attached to it. Other flat bones are; scapula, cranium and clavicle.

Question 13

What is the irregular bones:

Answer 13

Irregular bones have odd shapes and vary in function. An example is the vertebrae which help protects the spinal column and the sacrum which has lots of attachment points.

Question 14

What is the Pivot Joint?

Answer 14

Pivot joints allow bones to rotate
They help with your head and wrist rotation

Question 15

Hinge Joints

Answer 15

It allows for a foward and backward motion.
Three hinge joints:Knee,Elbow and ankle

Question 16

Ball and Socket

Answer 16

In a ball and socket joint, the round head of a long bone(the ball) fits into a cup shaped hole (the socket).

Question 17

Condyloid Joint

Answer 17

A condyloid joint is similar to a ball and socket joint but they rest against the end of a bone.

Question 18

What is the movement of Flexion?

Answer 18

bending movement that decreases the angle between body parts

Question 19

Examples of Flexion in sports:

Answer 19

Someone working out in the gym bends their arm up when doing a bicep curl.

Question 20

What is the movement of extension?

Answer 20

straightening movement that increases the angle between body parts

Question 21

Examples of Extention in sports:

Answer 21

A swimmer swings the arm backwards in preparation for a racing dive

Question 22

What is the movement of Dorsiflexion?

Answer 22

bending or flexing the toes up, closer to the shin

Question 23

Examples of Dorsiflexion in sports:

Answer 23

A sprinter positions their feet in the starting blocks

Question 24

What is the movement of Plantar Flexion?

Answer 24

extending or pointing the toes down, away from the shin

Question 25

Examples of Plantar Flexion in sports:

Answer 25

A floor gymnast points their toes

Question 26

What is movement of Adduction?

Answer 26

movement that pulls towards the midline of the body

Question 27

Examples of Adduction in sports:

Answer 27

A golfer on the tee swings the club down towards the ball

Question 28

What is the movement of Abduction?

Answer 28

movement that pulls away from the midline of the body

Question 29

Examples of Abduction in sports:

Answer 29

A gymnast moves their arms out sideways at the shoulder when performing ‘the crucifixno the rings

Question 30

What is the movement of rotation?

Answer 30

movement around a single axis or pivot point

Question 31

Examples of Rotation in sports:

Answer 31

A tennis player serves

Question 32

What is the movement of Circumduction?

Answer 32

moving in a circular or conical shape

Question 33

Examples of Circumduction in sports:

Answer 33

A cricketer bowls a ball

Question 34

What is a tendon? And why are they important in sport?

Answer 34

Tendons are non elastic fibres that attach muscle to the bone and allows them to move. Which allows to apply power and movement.

Question 35

What is a ligament? And why are they so important in sport?

Answer 35

Ligaments are elastic fibres that joints bone to bone, usually to hold things together and keep them stable. They keep your skeleton supported whilst allowing movement.