PAPER 1 - The Skeletal and Muscular System Flashcards
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What is the skeleton
a shaping framework for the body- gives protection for internal organs, is the site for blood cell production and is mineral store
Name 2 types of category of bones found in the skeleton
- flat bones- protect internal organs, act as attachments for muscles
- long bones- levers for movement, act as sites for blood cell production
What is a ligament?
Fibrous tissue that connects bones to bone, that is slightly elastic
Define joint?
an area of the body where two or more bones articulate to create human movement
Define Articular cartilage
smooth tissue which covers the surface of articulating bones to absorb shock and allow friction-free movement
Name the 5 common features of a synovial joint
-ligament
-synovial fluid
-articular cartilage
-joint capsule
-bursa
what are the common features of a synovial joint and there structure and function?
What are the 4 types of synovial joint?
hinge joint
condyloid joint
pivot joint
ball and socket joint
Define FLEXION
a movement around a joint that decreases the angle between the bones and the joint (usually to the front of the body, anterior)
Define EXTENSION
a movement around a joint that increases the angle between the bones and the joint, usually to the back (posterior) of the body
What does plantar flexion do?
increases joint angle (at the ankle) moving toes further away from tibia (toes down)
What does dorsi-flexion do?
- decreases joint angle at the ankle brining toes closer to tibia (toes upwards)
Name the three planes of motion and what they are
sagittal plane - divides body into left and right from middle to outside
frontal plane - divides body into front and back
transverse - divides body into top and bottom
Name the features of the Saggital Plane (5 features)
- flexion
- extension
- plantarflexion
- dorsiflexion
- divides body into left and right
Example - bicep curl
Name the features of the Frontal Plane (3 features)
- abduction
- adduction
- divides body into front and back
- (example lateral raises with weights) Mainly shoulder and hip joints e.g. star jumps
Name the features of the Transverse Plane ( 7 features)
- Medial Rotation - rotation towards the body
- Lateral Rotation - rotation towards the outside of the body
- Horizontal extension - moving arm upwards, then away from body (away from midline)
- Horizontal flexion - moving arm upwards then towards body (closer to midline)
- Splits body into bottom and top
- e.g discus Horizontal extension and flexion occur at the shoulder when trhowing a discus and at the hip when performin open the gate and close the gate warm up exercises.
What are Tendons?
Fibrous connective tissue that attaches the muscle to the bone.
What is the use of Tendons and where are they located?
- Transmit force created by the muscle to move the bone
- Origin is where the muscle is attached to the stationary bone
- Insertion point is where the muscle attaches itself to the moveable bone which will get closer to the origin during muscular contraction
What is muscular origin?
muscular attachment to stationary bone - stays fixed during muscular contraction
What is muscular insertion?
point of muscular attachment to moveable bone which gets closer to origin during muscular contraction
What are the three main roles a muscle can adopt?
agonist
antagonist
fixator
What is an agonist?
muscle responsible for creating movement at a joint (prime mover)
What is an antagonist?
muscle that opposes agonist providing resistance for co-ordinated movement
What are FIXATORS ?
the muscle that STABILISES the ORIGIN of the AGONIST and the JOINT that the origin moves over