Muscles and Moving
Muscles and Bones
Muscles and Blood
Muscles and Breathing
Muscles and Drugs
100

Why are ligaments important?

They stop the bones from pulling apart and dislocating.

100

What is the name of the bone that protects the brain? What type of joint is found in that bone?

Skull

Fixed or fused joint

100

What is the name of the organ that is a pump?

Heart

100

What process in your body needs oxygen? (hint: it produces energy)

Respiration

100

What side effect does taking too much paracetamol (panadol) have on the body?

It can cause liver damage

200

Look at these thermal images. The hot areas of the body are red. Which image shows someone swimming?

D

200

What type of joint is found in your shoulder?

Ball and socket joint

200

What is found in your blood?

Red blood cells

White blood cells

Platelets

Plasma

200

In what process does oxygen enter the lungs and carbon dioxide leave the lungs?

Gas exchange

200

What is a side effect?

Side effects are when drugs do something else as well as the effect they are supposed to have.

300

What does antagonistic pair mean?

One muscle pulls the bone one way, and the paired muscle pulls it back again

300

Give one example of a hinge joint

Elbow

Knees

Fingers

Toes

300

What is plasma of your blood primarily made of?

Water

300

What happens to the diaphragm and ribs during inhalation?

The diaphragm contracts and moves down.

The ribs move up and out.

300

What are some medical uses for drugs?

Relieve pain (e.g., paracetamol)

Reduce swelling (e.g., ibuprofen)

Relax muscles (e.g., salbutamol for asthma)

Act as decongestants (e.g., vicks, sudafed)

400

When you bend your arm which muscle contracts and which one relaxes?

Biceps contract

Triceps relax

400

What are three reasons we need a skeleton?

Protection

Support

Movement

400

Which blood vessel carry blood away from your heart and to all the organs of your body?

Arteries

400

Gas exchange occurs in the lungs. What is the name of the gas that leaves the lungs and goes into the blood?

Oxygen

400

How does taking drugs affect our movement?

Drugs can change the speed of the reaction.

500

Explain how the brain controls the contractions of muscles in your arm.

The brain sends electrical impulses down the spinal cord and to the nerve which then passes the impulse into the muscle resulting in the muscles contraction.

500

Explain why bones in the leg are not made out of solid bone.

It would be too heavy/Lighter bones are easier to move.

500

What are two adaptations of the red blood cells? 

Flattened shape

Flexible

Filled with heamoglobin

No nucleus

500

Why is oxygen important for our cells?

Provides oxygen for respiration

500

What is the difference between stimulants and depressants?

Stimulants - Increases alertness, helps people feel awake

Depressants - Helps people to relax, sleep, may ease shock