Question Set 1 Flashcards
(39 cards)
What are the functions of the skeleton?
“Protection of Vital Organs
Muscle Attachment
Movement
Blood Production and Mineral Storage”
What do Red Blood Cells do?
Increase Oxygen carrying capacity so an athlete can work for harder and longer
What do White Blood Cells do?
Fights infection
What are the different Classification of Bones?
Long Bone
Short Bone
Flat Bone
Irregular Bone
Give an example of a long bone?
Femur
Humerus
Give an example of a Short Bone?
Metacarpals
Metatarsals
Carpals
Tarsals
Give an example of a Flat Bone?
Cranium
Ribs
Scapula
Give an example of an Irregular Bone?
Vertebrae
“What are the 5 regions of the Vertebral
Column?”
Cervical Thoracic Lumber Sacrum Coccyx
What are the 4 different types of Joints?
Condyloid
Pivot
Hinge
Ball and Socket
What is the definition of a joint?
A place where 2 or more bones meet
Where will you find a Condyloid Joint?
Wrist
Where will you find a Pivot Joint?
Neck (atlas and axis)
Where will you find a Hinge Joint?
Elbow
Knee
Ankle
Where will you find a Ball and Socket Joint?
Shoulder
Hip
What are the different movement possible at joints?
Flexion Extension Adduction Abduction Rotation Circumduction
What movement are possible at a Pivot Joint?
“Flexion
Extension
Rotation”
“What Movements are possible at a Ball and Socket Joint?”
"Flexion Extension Adduction Abduction Rotation Circumduction"
What movement are possible at a Hinge Joint?
“Flexion
Extension”
“What movement are possible at the Ankle Joint?”
“Dorsi-Flexion
Planter- Flexion”
What is the role of a ligament?
To join Bone to Bone
What is the role of a tendon?
To join Muscle to Bone
What are the 3 types of Muscle?
Cardiac Voluntary Involuntary
Give an example of a Cardiac Muscle
The Heart
