TOPIC 1

Question 1

what are the 5 main functions of the skeleton

Answer 1

support/shape
protection
movement
making blood cells
mineral storage

Question 2

what is the skeleton

Answer 2

a rigid bone frame

Question 3

what does the skeleton support

Answer 3

soft tissues like skin and muscle

Question 4

the skeleton helps with posture give a sport this is essential in

Answer 4

gymnastics

Question 5

what attaches muscles to bones

Answer 5

tendons

Question 6

what does bone marrow make

Answer 6

components of blood - red and white blood cells

Question 7

why do athletes with more red blood cells perform better

Answer 7

more oxygen can be delivered to their muscle

Question 8

why are red blood cells important during excercise

Answer 8

they transport oxygen to the working muscles

Question 9

name two minerals that bones store

Answer 9

calcium and phosphorus

Question 10

what do calcium and phosphorus help with

Answer 10

bone strength so you are less likely to break a bone

Question 11

what are the tree main types of bone

Answer 11

long short and flat

Question 12

what kind of movements are long bones used for

Answer 12

gross movements

Question 13

what kind of movements are short bones used for

Answer 13

fine movements

Question 14

what do flat bones do

Answer 14

they protect internal organs and their broad surface allows muscle attachment

Question 15

give another name for the spine

Answer 15

vertebral column

Question 16

give another name for the skull

Answer 16

cranium

Question 17

give another name for the kneecap

Answer 17

patella

Question 18

give another name for the breastplate

Answer 18

sternum

Question 19

give another name for the shoulder blade

Answer 19

scapula

Question 20

name 6 long bones

Answer 20

humerus
ulna
radius
femur
fibula
tibia

Question 21

name 1 short bone

Answer 21

talus ( part of the tarsals)

Question 22

name 5 flat bones

Answer 22

cranium
sternum
scapula
ribs
pelvis

Question 23

name two other bones that are not a long short or flat bone

Answer 23

vertebral column
patella

Question 24

where in the body is the humerus

Answer 24

between elbow and shoulder

Question 25

where in the body are the ulna and radius

Answer 25

between wrist and elbow

Question 26

where in the body is the femur

Answer 26

between the patella and pelvis

Question 27

where in the body are the fibula and tibia

Answer 27

between ankle and patella

Question 28

what is a joint

Answer 28

any point where two or more bones meet

Question 29

whats are two bones that meet at a joint called

Answer 29

articulating bones

Question 30

name 5 major joints

Answer 30

hip shoulder knee ankle elbow

Question 31

name the 2 articulating bones at the hip

Answer 31

pelvis and feumer

Question 32

name two articulating bones at the shoulder

Answer 32

humerus and scapula

Question 33

name 2 articulating bones at the knee

Answer 33

femur and tibia

Question 34

name 3 articulating bones at the ankle

Answer 34

tibia fibula and talus

Question 35

name 3 articulating bones at the elbow

Answer 35

humerus ulna and radius

Question 36

name 8 join movements

Answer 36

flexion extension adduction abduction rotation circumduction plantar flexion dorsiflexion

Question 37

what is meant by flexion (joint movement)

Answer 37

closing a joint (moving a leg from straight to bent)

Question 38

what is meant by extension (joint movement)

Answer 38

opening a join (moving leg from bent to straight)

Question 39

what is meant by adduction (joint movement)

Answer 39

moving towards an imaginary centre line (swinging golf club)