Appendicular skeleton
Describe the difference in short and long bones?
What is longer
What are the main components of the axial skeleton?
What is the skull, spinal vertebra, ribs, clavicle, scapula, and sternum
What is a flexor muscle?
What is an extensor muscle?
What is a muscle that increases the angle between two body parts.
What type of joint allows for the greatest range of motion?
What is the ball-and-socket joint.
What is the primary function of the appendicular skeleton?
What is to facilitate movement and provide support for the limbs
Explain the function of the rib cage in the axial skeleton?
What is to protect the internal organs.
Name a major flexor in the human body.
Identify a common extensor in the human leg.
What is the quadriceps femoris
What is the function of a saddle joint, and where is it located?
What is allows for movement in two planes of motion.
Name the longest and strongest bone?
What is the femur?
Discuss how the axial skeleton contributes to overall body posture?
What is providing a central structural support that aligns the body.
Describe how flexors work during the action of bending the elbow.
How do extensors facilitate movement during running?
What is facilitate movement during running by straightening the leg to push off the ground and maintain forward momentum.
What distinguishes a pivot joint from other types of joints?
What is allows for rotation around an axis.
What is the lateral bone in the Distal leg.
What is Fibula?
How many vertebrae are in the human spine?
What is 33 vertebrae?
What is the role of flexor muscles in maintaining grip strength?
What is contracting to hold objects and stabilize the hand.
Describe the role of extensors in the knee joint during physical activities.
What is straighten the leg, allowing for actions like kicking.
What is a hinge joint, and where is it located in the body?
What is allows for movement in one plane and can be found in the elbow and knee
What bones are included in the appendicular skeleton?
Femur, Tibia, Fibula, tarsals, metatarsals, Phalanges, humerus, Ulna, Radius, Carpals, Metacarpals, phalanges.
What is the role of the skull in protecting the brain?
What is by encasing it in bone, providing rigid structure that absorbs impact.
Explain the relationship between flexor muscles and the central nervous system?
What is controlled by signals from the CNS, Which coordinates movements.
Discuss the importance of extensors in maintaining balance and posture.
What is important to maintain balance and posture.
Describe the structure and function of a ball-and-socket joint.
What is allowing for multidirectional movement as seen in shoulder and hip joints.