Joints
Which type of joint is capable of of flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, internal and external rotation and circumduction?
Ball and Socket
This joint action decreases the angle between two bones, such as bending your elbow during a bicep curl.
Flexion
This is the longest and strongest bone in the human body.
Femur
This fitness component is the ability of your heart, lungs and muscles to supply and use oxygen during prolonged exercise.
Aerobic Power
At the ancient Olympic Games in Greece, athletes competed to honour this Greek god.
Zeus
A condyloid joint is capable of which four joint actions?
Flexion, Extension, Abduction and Adduction
This joint action moves a body part away from the body's midline, such as raising your arm out to the side.
Abduction
These two bones make up the forearm.
Radius and Ulna
This fitness component is the maximum force a muscle or muscle group can produce in a single effort.
Muscular Strength
This is the top professional netball competition in Australia.
Suncorp Super Netball
The tibiofemoral joint is classified as which type of joint?
Hinge
Pointing your toes down to press a car pedal or stand on your tiptoes is an example of this joint action.
Plantarflexion
This flat bone protects the heart and lungs and forms the centre of the rib cage.
Sternum
Holding a plank for several minutes mainly tests this fitness component.
Muscular Endurance
This Australian basketball player became the first Australian selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA Draft.
Andrew Bogut
The tibiofubular joint is classified as which type of joint?
Pivot
A tennis player turning their forearm so their palm faces down to hit a forehand is performing this joint action.
Pronation
These three bones make up the pelvic girdle on each side of the body.
This fitness component describes the range of movement available at a joint and can help reduce the risk of injury.
Flexibility
This Australian player won 24 Grand Slam singles titles and has the main arena at the Australian Open named after them.
Margaret Court
One of the characteristics of a ball and socket is the presence of what type of fluid?
Synovial Fluid
A soccer player rolls the sole of their foot inward after landing awkwardly. Name the joint action occurring at the ankle.
Inversion
These two bones articulate to form the pivot joint that allows you to rotate your head from side to side.
Atlas and Axis
A basketball player performing a slam dunk and a volleyball player jumping to block a spike both rely primarily on this fitness component.
Muscular Power
This German driver also won seven Formula 1 World Drivers' Championships before Lewis Hamilton equalled his record.
Michael Shumacher