Skeletal system

Question 1

The ability of a muscle to extend easily through its full range of motion

Answer 1

flexibility

Question 2

what doesthe skeletal system consists of ?

Answer 2

bones
joints
ligaments
cartilage

Question 3

the study of the skeletal system and its disorders and diseases

Answer 3

osteology

Question 4

what does AXIAL SKELETON consist of ?

Answer 4

skull
vertebral column
hyoid bone
ribs
sternum

Question 5

What does the APPENDICULAR SKELETON consist of ?

Answer 5

pectoral girdle
upper appendages
pelvic girdle
lower appendages

Question 6

What does ‘osteo’ refer to ?

Answer 6

bones

Question 7

What tissue holds bones together?

Answer 7

ligaments

Question 8

What holds the muscle to the bone

Answer 8

tendons

Question 9

What are the bone categories ?

Answer 9

long bones
short bones
flat bones
irregular bones

Question 10

What is the material found in between the bones ?
It helps the bones to move smoothly over each other.

Answer 10

cartilage

Question 11

Which joint does the shoulder and hip fall into ?
This joint has the widest range of motion

Answer 11

ball and socket

Question 12

This joint allows bones to move up and down. ( knees or phalanges)

Answer 12

hinge joints

Question 13

This joint allows bones to slide along another. (wrist and ankles)

Answer 13

gliding joints

Question 14

This joint is only in the thumbs
allows motion up and down and left to right.

Answer 14

saddle joints

Question 15

This joint is found between the metacarpals and phalanges.
allows motion in 2 plans, up and down and left to right

Answer 15

ellipsoid joint

Question 16

This joint allows rotating.
Allows the head to swivel right left.

Answer 16

pivot joint

Question 17

The study of the structure, functions, disorder and diseases of the muscular system

Answer 17

myology

Question 18

Group of muscles that are under conscious control.

We are thinking about moving these muscles.

Answer 18

voluntary muscles

Question 19

These muscles move on their own…

Answer 19

cardiac muscles / smooth muscles

Question 20

these muscles are found in internal organs and blood vessels.

Answer 20

smooth muscles

Question 21

These muscles are found only in the heart

Answer 21

cardiac muscles

Question 22

What are muscle fibers?

Answer 22

They are muscle

Question 23

What forms the lower back and supports the weight of the entire upper body ?

Answer 23

lumbar

Question 24

The name of the upper arm bone

Answer 24

the humerus

Question 25

the lower arm bones

Answer 25

radius and ulna

Question 26

name for the wrist bones

Answer 26

carpals

Question 27

what is the largest gone in the leg, which is also the longest gone in the body ?

Answer 27

femur (thigh bone)

Question 28

Name for the shin ?

Answer 28

tibia

Question 29

Name for the ankle ?

Answer 29

tarsals

Question 30

What do your lower appendages attach to ?

Answer 30

pelvic girdle

Question 31

Name for the shoulder blades

Answer 31

scapulae

Question 32

Name for the clavicle

Answer 32

collarbone

Question 33

What is the trapezius muscle ?

Answer 33

Muscles that allow us to tilt our head so we can look up allows us to shrug or pull our shoulders

Question 34

Muscles that keeps our jaw closed ?

Answer 34

masseter and temporalis

Question 35

What is the deltoid muscle ?

Answer 35

Allows our arms to go to the side and gives our shoulders curves

Question 36

What are the 2 muscles that help with chewing?

Answer 36

temporalis / masseter

Question 37

What is the largest chest muscle?

Answer 37

pectoralis major pectorals/ pecs

Question 38

What are the muscles that flex and extend your forearm ?

Answer 38

biceps brachii triceps brachii

Question 39

What muscles flex and extend the lower leg at the knee ?

Answer 39

quadriceps femoris & hamstrings

Question 40

What movement describe most of the joints we have in our body ?

Answer 40

freely movable

Question 41

What is the largest and strongest muscle in the body ? ( pulls the upper legs downward and backward)

Answer 41

gluteus maximus

Question 42

This muscle decreases the angle between the bones of a joing

Answer 42

flexors

Question 43

This muscle increases the angle between the bones

Answer 43

extensors

Question 44

This bone is a rigid ring of thick bone that supports most of the body's weight ( your lower appendages are attached )

Answer 44

pelvic girdle

Question 45

This is the ability of a muscle to extend easily through its full range of motion

Answer 45

flexability

Question 46

This is how much force a muscle or group of muscles can exert

Answer 46

muscular strength