Joints, Movements, Ligaments And Tendons Lesson 12

Question 1

What is a Ligament?

Answer 1

Connects a bone to a bone

Question 2

What is a Tendon?

Answer 2

Connects bone to muscle

Question 3

What is Abduction?

Answer 3

Moving away from the body (bring arms out by your side like a T)

Question 4

What is Adduction?

Answer 4

Bring closer to the body (pectorals when doing a bench press)

Question 5

Flexion

Answer 5

Bending a joint (bicep when lifting doing a bicep curl)

Question 6

Extension

Answer 6

Straightening a joint (tricep when trowing a dart)

Question 7

Rotation

Answer 7

Limb moves in a circle around fixed point (arms when doing a golf swing)

Question 8

Plantar flexion

Answer 8

Pointing toes away from the body

Question 9

Dorsiflexion

Answer 9

Point toes to your body

Question 10

Ball and socket joint

Answer 10

Can move arm round in many different axis . Found in hip and shoulder and can perform Flexion/extension, rotation, abduction, adduction, circumduction

Question 11

Hinge joint

Answer 11

functions much like the hinge on a door, allowing bones to move in one direction back and forth. Found in knee amd elbow and creates flexion and extension

Question 12

Pivot joint

Answer 12

allows only rotary movement around a single axis. Found in neck

Question 13

What is a agonist

Answer 13

The muscle that tenses

Question 14

What is an antagonist

Answer 14

The antagonistic muscle that relaxes

Question 15

What are antagonistic pairs

Answer 15

Muscles that work together by one temsi g while the other relaxes.