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SOC 12: The Skeletal System Flashcards

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What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system?

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Protection of vital organs
Muscle attacthemnt
Joints for movement
Storing calcium and phosphorus
Red and white blood cell production

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What bones are located in your spine?

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Cervical
Thorocic
Lumbar
Sacrum
Coccyx

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What bones are located in your hand/wrist?

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Carpals(cufflinks)
Metacarpals
Phalanges

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What bones are located in your foot/ankle?

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Tarsals
Metatarsals
Phalanges

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What bones are located in your leg?

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Fibula
Tibia

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What bones are located in the arm?

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Radius
Humerus
Ulna

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What bones are located in the torso?

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Ribs
Sternum
Clavicle(collarbone)
Pelvis

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What is the real name for the collarbone?

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Clavicle

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What is the real name for the sholder blade?

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Scapula

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What is the real name for skull?

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Cranium

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What is a long bone?

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A long bone is a bone which is longer than they are wide

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What is a short bone?

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Short bones are bones the same size in length,width and thickness

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What is a flat bone?

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A flat bone usually protect organs or offers a good surface for muscles to attract to

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What is an irregular bones?

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Offer protection when playing contact sport and form specific functions

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4 type of bones?

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Long bones
Short bones
Flat bones
Irregular bones

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What are the 4 joints?

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Pivot
Hinge
Ball and socket
Condyloid

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Where and what is the pivot joint?

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can be found in the neck between the top two vertebrae. It allows only rotational movement such as moving your head from side to side

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Where and what is the hinge joint?

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these can be found in the elbow, knee and ankle. Hinge joints are like the hinges on a door, and allow you to move the elbow and knee in only one direction

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Where and what is the ball and socket joint?

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these types of joint can be found at the shoulder and hip and allow movement in almost every direction

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Where and what is the condyloid joint?

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this type of joint is found at the wrist. It allows you to flex and extend the joint, and move it from side to side.

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What is flexion?

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bending movement, for example bicep curl bending bicep whilst pussy tricep relaxes (extension)

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What is extension?

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straightening movement, for example tricep resting whilst bicep bends

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What is dorsiflexion?

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bending or flexing the toes up, closer to the shin

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What is pantar flexion?

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extending or pointing the toes down, away from the shin

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Examples of flexion?

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Bending your arm during a bicep curl

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Examples of extension?

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When swimming you would swim their arm up backwards when preparing for a racing drive

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Examples of dorsiflexion?

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A sprinter positioning their feet into the starting blocks

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Examples of plantar flexion?

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A gymnast pointing their toes

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What joint provides flexion?

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Shoulder,hip and elbow

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What is abduction?

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movement that pulls away from the midline of the body

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Examples of abduction?

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

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What joint provides extension?

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Shoulder and hip

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What joint provides dorsiflexion?

A

Ankle

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What joint provides Plantar Flexion?

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Ankle

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What joint provides Abduction?

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Shoulder and hip

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What joint provides rotation?

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Shoulder and hip

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What joint provides circumduction?

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Shoulder and hip

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What joint provides adduction?

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Shoulder and hip

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Rotation definition?

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movement around a single axis or pivot point

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Circumduction definition?

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moving in a circular or conical shape

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Adduction definition?

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Movement that pulls towards the body

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Examples of rotation?

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A tennis player serving

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Examples of circumduction?

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Cricketer bowls a ball

44
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Examples of adduction?

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

45
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What type of joint is extension?

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Ball and socket,hinge,condyloid

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What type of joint is flexion?

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Ball and socket,hinge,condyloid

47
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What type of joint is dorsiflexion?

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Hinge

48
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What type of joint is Pantar flexion?

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Hinge

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What type of joint is abduction?

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Ball and socket

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What type of joint is rotation?

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Ball and socket

51
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What type of joint is circumduction?

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Ball and socket

52
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What type of joint is adduction?

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Ball and socket

53
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What is a tendon?

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very strong, inelastic connective tissues that allow a muscle to pull on a bone to move it.

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Why is a tendon important in sport?

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helps to facilitate joint movement and stability via the tension generated by the muscle

55
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What is a ligament?

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a type of connective tissue and are tough, fibrous and slightly elastic

56
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Why is ligament important in sport?

A

Allow the joint to move in the direction(s) it was meant to move. Hold bones together

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