The Skeletal And Muscular Systems Flashcards
Where is the scapula (bone)
Behind the shoulder on your back
Where is you sternum (bone)
In between your pecs
Where is your humerus (bone)
Top of your arm
Where are your ribs (bone)
Your ribs
Where is your vertebral column (bone)
Your spine
Where is your radius (bone)
Top bone in lower arm
Where is your ulna (bone)
Lower bone in lower arm
Where are your carpals (bone)
In your wrist
Where are your metacarpals (bone)
Upper fingers/ knuckles
Where are you Phalanges (hands) (bone)
Finger tips
Where is your pelvic girdle (bone)
Next to hip sockets
Where is you ilium (bone)
The highest bone in your pelvic girdle
Where is your ischium (bone)
Middle bone in your pelvic girdle
Where is your pubis (bone)
Lowest bone in the pelvic girdle
Where is the femur (bone)
Upper leg
Where is your patella (bone)
Your knee cap or in you knee
Where is you tibia (bone)
The biggest bone in your lower leg
Where is your fibula (bone)
Smallest bone in lower leg
Where are your tarsals (bone)
Upper foot/ ankle
Where are you metatarsals (bone)
Mid foot/knuckles
Where are your phalanges (foot) (bone)
Tips of toe
What is your skeletal system held together by
Joints and ligaments
What are the 3 types of joints
Fibrous joints (immovable joints) Cartilagenous joints (slightly moveable joints) Synovial joints (freely movable joints)
What are the 6 types of synovial joints
Hinge Ball and socket Saddle Pivot Gliding Condyloid
What is the skeletal system purpose
To support the organs and tissues of the body
To provide protection for internal organs
To allow movement
To store minerals such as calcium and phosphorus
To make red blood marrow which produces red blood cells or yellow marrow which stores fat
How many bones are in the skeletal system
206
What are the two main groups of the skeletal system
Axial Skelton: skull, spine, rib cage, (upper body and no arms)
Appendicular Skeleton: pelvic girdle, shoulder girdle, the limbs; arms and legs, (lower body and arms)
How many bones are in the skull
The cranium consists of 8 bones fused together and he face has 14 bones, so altogether the skull has 22 bones
Where is the trapezius (muscles)
In the back of your neck
Where is your deltoid (muscles)
In your shoulder
Where is your pectorals (muscles)
Where your boobs are
Where is your bicep (muscles)
Muscle in the front of upper arm
Where is your triceps (muscles)
Back of upper arm
Where is your intercostal muscles (muscles)
Where your ribs are
Where is your abdominals (muscles)
Your abs
Where is your Latissimus Dorsi (muscles)
In the middle of your back
Where is your gluteals (muscles)
In your butt
Where is your quadriceps (muscles)
Front of your upper leg
Where are your hamstrings (muscles)
Back of upper leg, opposite from quadriceps
Where is you gastrocnemius (muscles)
Your calfs
How many muscles are in your body
Over 600
Do muscles make up most of our flesh
Yes
Does muscle tissue weigh more than fat tissue
Yes
What are what the two types of muscles
Voluntary muscles: you make them move when you want them to move. Striated or skeletal muscles are another way to spdescribes them because they are attached to the skeletal system.
Involuntary muscles: they work automatically without you thinking about them. They help move blood through the body. They are also called cardiac and smooth muscles
What are tendons
They are cords that join muscle to bone
What are the two names of our muscle fibres
Fast twitch: better for fast runners
Slow twitch: better for long distance runners
What are the 5 types of bones
Long bones Short bones Flat bones Irregular bones Sesamoid bones
Where is the clavicle (bone)
Your collar bone
What is the study of muscles called
Myology
What percentage of our body do muscles make up?
50%
What is another name for calf muscles
Gastrocnemius
What is the spine made up of
The cervical vertebrae Thoracic vertebrae Lumbar vertebrae Fused sacral vertebrae (sacrum) Fused coccygeal vertebrae (coccyx)
