Bones and Bone Cells
The part of the skeleton including the skull, ribcage, sternum and vertebral column.
What is the axial skeleton?
The names of the three long bones in the arm.
What are the humerus, radius and ulna?
The three main types of joints in the human body.
What are fibrous (immovable), cartilaginous (slightly movable) and synovial (freely moving) joints?
The movements allowed at the elbow joint.
What is flexion and extension?
What is the insertion?
Bone cells that build bone.
What are osteoblasts?
The names given to (a) the two ends, and (b) the middle of a long bone.
What are the epiphyses and diaphysis?
The protocol used to assist a person with a sprained ankle.
What is R.I.C.E - Rest, Ice, Compress and Elevate.
It allows them to produce movement.
What is a synergist?
Connects bone to bone.
What is a ligament?
Where (a) yellow bone marrow and (b) red bone marrow are stored.
What is the medullary cavity and the epiphyses of long bone?
The type joint between the sternum and ribs which allows the ribcage to expand and contract during breathing.
What is a cartilaginous or slightly movable joint?
The movement performed when a bicep contracts.
(Give your answer in the form [joint] [movement])
What is elbow flexion?
The three types of muscle, including whether they are under voluntary or involuntary control.
What is skeletal (voluntary), smooth (involuntary) and cardiac muscle (involuntary)?
What is articular cartilage?
This feature's function is to cover long bones and provide them with a blood supply.
What is the periosteum?
The six synovial joints in the human body including examples of each.
The antagonistic pair responsible for flexion and extension at the knee joint.
What are the quadriceps and hamstrings?
What are the biceps, gluteus maximus and quadriceps?
The five stages of the bone repair process.
What is bone fracture, blood clot formation, soft callus formation, hard callus formation and remodeling of bone?
What is the epiphyseal plate/line?
The structure of a joint capsule which produces synovial fluid.
What is the synovial membrane?
The movement performed when a quadriceps contracts.
(Give your answer in the form [joint] [movement])
What is knee extension?
The structures of muscle ordered from largest to smallest.