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musculo-skeletal system - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 33 times
- The average score is 9 of 43
Answer Stats
| question | Answer | % Correct |
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| the skeleton _______ vital organs | protects | 72%
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| when the muscles ________ the bone moves | contract | 69%
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| name a long bone | femur | radius | tibia | 66%
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| our muscles are attached to bones by _______ | tendons | 66%
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| name a flat bone | ribs | cranium | sternum | 52%
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| skeleton allows movement at ____ | joints | 45%
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| turning about the vertical axis of your body | rotation | 34%
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| straightening a limb to increase the angle at a joint | extension | 31%
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| bending a limb to decrease the angle at a joint | flexion | 31%
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| like very strong string that holds bones together | ligaments | 31%
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| can be found at the shoulder and hip and allow movement in almostevery direction | ball and socket joint | 24%
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| 4 fused vertebrae | coccyx | 24%
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| name an irregular bone | vertebrae | 24%
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| forms a cushion between bones to stop them rubbing | cartilage | 21%
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| circular movement of a body part | circumduction | 21%
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| these can be found in the elbow and ankle allow movement in onedirection only | hinge joint | 21%
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| found only in the heart-this is involuntary | cardiac muscle | 17%
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| have a flat surface. their function is to protect you internal organs | flat bones | 17%
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| 5 fused vertebrae | sacrum | 17%
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| compex individual shapes and perform a variety of functions including protection and muscle attachment | irregular bones | 14%
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| cylindrical in shape and found in the limbs, their main functionis movement, by acting as a lever | long bones | 14%
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| small and compact often equal in length and width. they are designed for strength and weight bearing, | short bones | 14%
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| attached to the skeleton/bones-this is voluntary | skeletal muscle | 14%
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| relaxes,becomes longer | antagonist | 10%
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| similar to a ball and socket joint. found at the wrist | condyloid | 10%
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| decreasing the angle at the ankle joint | dorsi flexion | 10%
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| what does synovial fluid do | lubricates the joint | 10%
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| the upper 24 vertebrae allow ________ | movement | 10%
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| this joint can be found in the neck. it allows only rotational movement | pivot joint | 10%
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| increasing the angle at the ankle joint | plantar flexion | 10%
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| found in the internal organs and blood vessels-this is involuntary | smooth muscle | 10%
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| contracts,shortens | agonist | 7%
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| muscle work in ____________ pairs | antagonistic | 7%
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| the skeleton stores two different minerals called? | calcium and phosphorous | 7%
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| vertebral column (7 vertebrae) | cervical vertebrae | 7%
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| vertebral column (5 vertebrae) | lumbar vertebrae | 7%
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| name a short bone | carpals and tarsals | 3%
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| name three things the skeleton produces | red blood cells white blood cells platelets | 3%
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| the lower nine vertebrae are _____ | fused | 3%
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| phosphorous helps reduce ______ ____ | muscle pain | 3%
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| moving a limb away from the mid line of the body | shoulder abduction | 3%
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| moving a limb towards the mid line of the body | shoulder adduction | 3%
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| vertebral column (12 vertebrae) | thoraic vertebrae | 3%
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