| What are the 5 things the skeletal system is used for? | Blood cell production, muscle attachment, mineral storage, joints for movements, protection of vital organs |
| What is blood cell production? | The production of red cells to transport oxygen and take away carbon dioxide |
| What is muscle attachment? | A place of muscles to attach to so that they can connect |
| What is mineral storage? | Stores minerals calcium and can give it out if needed |
| What is joints for movement? | Where 2 bones meet and form a joint |
| What is protection of vital organs? | Bones protect organs like the ribcage protects the heart and lungs? |
| What is a hinge joint? | Only move at a 90 degree angle, eg: elbow and knee |
| What is a ball and socket join? | Used for wide movements, eg: pelvis and humerus |
| What is a pivot joint? | Located in our neck to help look around, eg: altas and axis |
| What is candyloid joints? | Eg: wrists and ankles. |
| What is the acronym to remember the vertebral column? | Craving that lovely spaghetti carbonara |
| What are the different parts of the vertebral column? | Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum , coccyx |
| What are flat bones? | Thin plates, acts like a shell. For example: pelvis and cranium |
| What are short bones? | They are there to bear your weight, shock absorbers, examples: tarsals and wrists |
| What are long bones? | They are used for leverage and movement, examples: tibula, femur, fibula |
| What are irregular bones? | Used to protect the nerve system, contain bone marrow, anchor the muscles. Examples: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum, coccyx |
| What is abduction? | A part of the body (usually arms and legs) is moved away from the body |
| What is adduction? | A part of the body is returned back to it's original state |
| What is dorsiflexion? | The backward bending of the ankle, eg: walking, running, ballet |
| What is extension? | When you are straightening a joint, this occurs when the angle of a joint increases |
| What is flexion? | When you are bending a joint, this occurs when the angle of a join decreases |
