Functional Anatomy Terms
Names of Bones
Types of Joints
Names of Muscles
Forces and force production
100

Name this position

What is Anatomical position

100

Name this Bone

What is the Humerus

100

Name one of the three types of joints

What are:

- Immovable joints

- Slightly movable joints

- freely movable joints


100

Name this muscle


Biceps Brachii

100

How can biomechanics be used to improve athletes performance?

What is:

Biomechanics improves athletic performance by analyzing movement to optimize technique, maximize power output, and prevent injuries.

200

Name this movement (Moving a body part away from the midline of the body)

What is Abduction

200

Name this bone

What is the Sternum

200

Name one of the main hinge joints in the body

What is:

Elbow, knee, ankle or interphalangeal joint

200

Name this group of muscle

Quadraceps femoris

200

What is the formula for momentum

What is:

p=mv

momentum = mass x velocity

300

Name this movement (Bending the foot away from the shin)

What is Plantarflexion

300

Name this bone

What is the Fibula
300

The main function of cartilage?

What is:

-acts as a shock absorber 

-protects bone 

-acts as a cushion 

-provides almost friction free movement

300

Name one of the muscles that are either side of the semitendinosis pictured

What is

-Gluteus Maximus

-Biceps Femoris

-Semimembranosis

-Grastrocnemius

-Soleus

300

What is the formula for Impulse?

What is:

Impulse = force x time


400

What is the term that fits this definition?

Closer to the top of the body/head

The shoulder is ____ to the hip.

What is Superior

400

Name the bones in the blue 

What are the Metacarpals

Bonus points if you names Phalanges and Carpals.

400

What is the main function of synovial fluid?

What is:

-acts as packing

-prevents friction between moving parts

-lubriacates the joint

-keeps the joint free from infection

400

Name this muscle

Tibialis Anterior

400

Explain what happens when a baseball swing is poorly times in terms of summation of forces

What is:

Poor timing reduces efficiency and performance leading to overall less force and wasted energy.

500

What is the term that fits this definition?

Describes something as farthest from the centre of the body or attatchment pont.

In anatomical position the hand is ____ to the elbow.

What is Distal

500

Name 2 of the Main Functions of the skeleton

What is:

- Support

- Movement

- Shape

- Protection

- Blood Cell Production

500

Give an example of a freely moving joint that is Not Ball and socket or hinge, and where you would find it in the body

Pivot - neck

Gliding/condyloid - ankle and wrist



500

Name this muscle

Sternocleidomastoid

500

If an athlete has a mass of 50kg, their acceleration is 1m/s/s and their velocity is 2m/s. 

what is their momentum?

What is

p=mv

p=50 x 2

p=100kgm/s

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