GCSE PE Paper 1

Which are functions of the skeletal system?

• Transport

• Blood cell production

• Protection

• Muscle attachment

What are bones made from?

• Calcium

• Phosphorus

• Cartilage

• Bone marrow

How many sections does the vertebral column have?

• 6

• 5

• 4

• 3

How many bones are in the vertebral column?

• 43

• 42

• 32

• 33

What is ossification?

• When the bones store calcium

• When cartilage becomes bone

• When bones deteriorate

• When bones break

Which is not a section of the vertebral column?

• Thorax

• Thoracic

• Lumbar

• Coccyx

What type of bones are found in your body?

• Long, large, short, flat

• Long, peculiar, short, fat

• Long, irregular, short, fat

• Long, irregular, short, flat

What is a joint?

• Where two or bones meet to create movement

• Where three or more bones meet to create movement

• Where two or more bones meet to make power

• Where three or bones meet to make power

What type of movement occurs at a hinge joint?

• Abduction and adduction

• Dorsi and plantar flexion

• Circumduction and rotation

• Flexion and extension

What does a tendon do?

• Connect bone to bone

• Connect muscle to muscle

• Connect muscle to bone

• Connects veins and arteries