Musculoskeletal System in General
Axial Skeleton
Appendicular Skeleton
Movement
Muscles
100
  • What is the primary function of the musculoskeletal system?

    • What is providing support, movement, and protection?
100
  • What bones make up the axial skeleton?

What are the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage?

100
  • Which bones make up the appendicular skeleton?

What are the bones of the limbs and girdles (pectoral and pelvic)?

100
  • What type of movement decreases the angle between two bones?

    • What is flexion?
100
  • What is the primary muscle of respiration?

    • What is the diaphragm?
200
  • Which two systems work together to facilitate movement?

    • What are the muscular and skeletal systems?
200
  • How many vertebrae are there in the human spine?

What are 33 vertebrae?

200
  • What bone is commonly referred to as the collarbone?

    • What is the clavicle?
200
  • What is the movement called when you move a body part away from the midline?

    • : What is abduction?
200

Which muscle is located in the upper arm and helps in flexing the elbow?


    • What is the biceps brachii?
300
  • What type of joint allows the most movement in the body?

What is a synovial joint?

300
  • What is the function of the intervertebral discs?

    • What is to act as a cushion and provide flexibility to the spine?
300
  • Which bone is the longest in the human body?

    • What is the femur?
300
  • : What type of muscle contraction occurs without shortening the muscle?

    • What is isometric contraction?
300
  • What type of muscle lines the walls of hollow organs?

    • What is smooth muscle?
400
  • What tissue connects muscle to bone?

    • What is a tendon?
400
  • What bone forms the lower jaw?

    • What is the mandible?
400

What is the name of the group of bones that make up the wrist?


    • What are the carpals?
400
  • What is the opposite movement of flexion called?

    • What is extension?
400
  • Which muscle is the largest in the human body?

    • What is the gluteus maximus?
500
  • What is the name for bone cells that break down bone tissue?

    • What are osteoclasts?
500
  • Which part of the axial skeleton protects the brain?

    • What is the skull?
500
  • How many bones are in the human hand, including the carpals?

    • What are 27 bones?
500
  • Which type of muscle is responsible for voluntary movement?

    • What is skeletal muscle?
500
  • What term describes muscles that work in opposition to each other?

    • : What are antagonistic muscles?
600
  • Name the two types of bone tissue.

    • What are compact bone and spongy bone?
600
  • : Name the three parts of the sternum.

    • What are the manubrium, body, and xiphoid process?
600
  • Name the two bones that form the forearm.

    • What are the radius and ulna?
600
  • What is the term for the circular movement of a limb around an axis?

    • What is rotation?
600
  • What is the point where a muscle attaches to a movable bone called?

    • What is the insertion?
700
  • What is the name of the process in which cartilage is replaced by bone during development?

    • What is ossification?
700
  • What type of joint is found between the ribs and the sternum?

    • What is a cartilaginous joint?
700
  • Which bone forms the prominent part of the ankle?

    • What is the talus?
700
  • What movement turns the palm of the hand downward?

    • What is pronation?
700

: Which muscles are involved in moving the fingers?


    • What are the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the hand?
800
  • What is the main protein found in bone?

    • What is collagen?
800
  • Which part of the axial skeleton protects the brain?

    • : What is the skull?
800
  • What type of movement brings the toes closer to the shin?

    • What is dorsiflexion?
800
  • Which muscle is responsible for raising the shoulder?

    • What is the trapezius?
900
  • What term describes the hard, outer layer of bones?

What is compact bone?

900
  • Which muscle is located on the front of the thigh and extends the knee?

    • What is the quadriceps femoris?
1000

Which type of bone marrow is responsible for producing blood cells?


    • What is red bone marrow?
1000
  • Which muscle is responsible for chewing?

    • What is the masseter?
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