Bones
How many bones are in the human body
206
What are the 3 types of muscles?
Cardiac
Smooth
Skeletal
What are the 3 types of joints?
Fibrous
Cartilaginous
Synovial
Where in the body does flexion and extension occur?
Elbow and knee joint
What are ligaments?
Fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to bone
What does the axial skeleton comprise of (hint - there are 4 parts)
Vertebral column (spine)
Cranium (skull)
Thoracic (rib cage)
Sternum (breast bone)
What type of muscle is found in the intestines and blood vessels?
Smooth muscles
What is an example of a gliding joint?
carpals / tarsals
If your ankle rolls outward, what movement is that?
Eversion
What are tendons?
Fibrous connective tissue that attaches bone to muscle
What are the 5 functions of the skeletal system?
Protection
Movement
Storage
Blood Cell Production
Shape / Support
Cardiac and smooth
What type of joint is the ribs - sternum?
Cartilaginous (semi-moveable)
Standing on your tippy toes is an example of what joint movement?
Plantar Flexion
List the 3 body planes?
Frontal / Coronal
Saggital / Median
Horizontal / Transverse
What are the 5 types of bones?
Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
What 4 essential bodily functions do the muscles have?
heart
breathing
digestion
circulation
What synovial joint only allows movement in one plane?
Hinge joint
Spreading your fingers out is an example of what joint movement?
Abduction
Name the muscle that is posterior to the quadriceps
hamstrings
List (in order) the 5 curvatures of the vertebral column and how many bones in each
Cervical (7)
Thoracic (12)
Lumbar (5)
Saccrum (5 fused)
Coccyx (4 fused)
What are the 2 main functions of the skeletal muscles?
produce movement
maintain posture
What is the role of the hyaline cartlidge in synovial joints?
Lines the bones / protects / reduces friction
Circumduction can only occur at what type of synovial joint?
ball and socket
Fill in the missing word:
the wrist is ______ to the elbow
distal