Skeletal System
What is the main function of the skeletal system that allows the body to stand upright and maintain shape?
What is "Support"?
What gas produced by body cells is removed through exhalation?
What is "Carbon Dioxide"?
Which type of bone is long and helps with movement, such as the femur and humerus?
What are "Long Bones"?
What directional term means “towards the midline of the body”?
What is "Medial"?
What structure connects muscle to bone?
What is a "tendon"?
What "function" of the skeletal system involves organs such as the brain, heart, and lungs?
What is "Protection"?
What structures in the lungs are surrounded by capillaries to allow gas exchange?
What is the "Alveoli"?
Which type of bone protects organs, like the ribs and skull?
What are "Flat Bones"?
In anatomical position, are the palms facing forward or backward?
What is "Forward"?
What type of muscle is found in organs such as the stomach and intestines?
What is a "Smooth Muscle"?
Which function of the skeletal system involves producing blood cells in the bone marrow?
What is "Blood Cell Production"?
Double Points if you answered "Haematopoiesis"
If the diaphragm contracts, does air move into or out of the lungs?
What is "Into the Lungs"?
Which type of bone provides stability and support, such as vertebrae?
What are "Irregular Bones"?
Which directional term describes something located toward the back of the body?
What is "Posterior OR Dorsal"?
What is the term for the muscle primarily responsible for a movement?
What is the "Agonist"?
What is the name of the longest bone in the human body?
What is the "Femur"?
What substance in red blood cells carries oxygen throughout the body?
What is "Haemoglobin"?
Which small bones found in the wrist and ankle help with flexibility and movement?
What are "Short Bones"?
What directional term describes something closer to the point of attachment on a limb?
What is "Proximal"?
What type of muscle movement decreases the angle of a joint (for example bending the elbow)?
What is "Flexion"?
Which 2 minerals are stored in bones to help maintain mineral balance in the body?
What is "Calcium & Phosphorus"?
Name two health conditions that affects the respiratory system.
What are "Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema or Pneumonia"?
What type of bone is found inside tendons and protects joints from stress
What are the "Sesamoid Bones"?
Which anatomical plane divides the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves?
Double points: The lungs are lateral to which organ in the abdominal trunk?
What is the "Transverse Plane"?
Double points: What is the "Heart"?
What type of contraction occurs when a muscle lengthens while under tension?
What is an "Eccentric contraction"?