Musculo-Skeletal System

Question 1

2 Skeletal Systems

Answer 1

Axial and Appendicular Skeletons

Question 2

What is the

Appendicular System

Answer 2

The bones of the upper and lower limbs, and their girdles

joins the axial skeleton

Question 3

What is the

Axial System

Answer 3

Forms the vertical, central axis of the body

includes bones of the skull, spine and ribcage

Question 4

Different Types of Bones

Answer 4

Long, Short, Irregular, flat and Sesamoid

Question 5

Long Bone

short description; example(s) from the body

Answer 5

Cylinder-like shape, longer than it is wide; Femur, Humerus

Question 6

Short Bone

short description; example(s) from the body

Answer 6

Approx. = in length, width and thickness (cube); Carpals, tarsals

Question 7

Irregular Bone

short description; example(s) from the body

Answer 7

Complex Shape; Vertebrae, Sacrum

Question 8

Flat Bone

short description; example(s) from the body

Answer 8

Thin and Curved; Cranium, Sternum

Question 9

Sesamoid Bone

short description; example(s) from the body

Answer 9

Small and Round, embedded in tendons; Patella

Question 10

Ligament

Answer 10

A tough band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another

Question 11

Tendon

Answer 11

Strong connective tissue that attaches skeletal muscle to bone

Question 12

Cartilage

(in general)

Answer 12

Strong, flexible connective tissue that protects your joints and bones.

found at the end of bones that form joints

Question 13

Hyaline Cartilage (Articular)

Features

Answer 13

slippery and smooth, flexible, strong enough to help joints hold shape, prevents wear and tear, located at the ends of bones that form joints

Question 14

Hyaline Cartilage (Articular)

Features

Answer 14

slippery and smooth, flexible, strong enough to help joints hold shape, prevents wear and tear, located at the ends of bones that form joints

Question 15

Fibrocartilage (White)

Features

Answer 15

• dense and thick
• fibrous texture
• Holds body in place (provides structure and support)
• meniscus in knee

Question 16

Elastic (Yellow)

Features

Answer 16

• Most flexible cartilage
• Supports parts of the body that need to bend and move to function
• e.g. ears, larynx

Question 17

Pectoralis Major

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 17

propel a swimmer in breaststroke, throwing - javelin

Question 18

Deltoid

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 18

Sideline throw in football, overhead pass in netball/basketball

Question 19

Erector Spinae

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 19

Backbend in gymnastics

Question 20

Erector Spinae

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 20

Backbend in gymnastics

Question 21

Latissimus Dorsi

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 21

A Tennis or Volleyball Serve

Question 22

Trapezius

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 22

swimming, Used to shoot a basketball

Question 23

Biceps Brachii

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 23

Wicket-keeping in Cricket, Rugby

Question 24

Triceps Brachii

Location and Sporting Example

Answer 24

Spiking a Volleyball

Question 25

Abdominals | Location and Sporting Example

Answer 25

Blocking in Volleyball

Question 26

Gluteus Maximus | Location and Sporting Example

Answer 26

Extending Hips in Running (Track and Field)

Question 27

Quadriceps | Location and Sporting Example

Answer 27

skiing, kicking in football, jumping to dunk in basketball

Question 28

Hamstring | Location and Sporting Example

Answer 28

sprinting

Question 29

Hamstring | Location and Sporting Example

Answer 29

sprinting