Skeleton and Joints homework lesson 3

Flexion is...

• Decrease of angle at a joint
• Increase of angle at a joint
• Shortening of a muscle
• Lengthening of a muscle

What is an example of a short bone?

• Phalanges

• Carpals

• Patella

• Vertebrae

What are the four types of bones?

• Long, short, medium, thin

• Long, irregular, short, flat

• Flat, short, long, Irregular

• Regular, long, flat, short

When kicking a football, _____________________ joint is one of the main movements required.

• Extension at the elbow

• Extension at the Knee

• Abduction at the hip

• Circumduction at the hip

The movement "adduction" involves:

• A decrease in the joint angle

• An increase in the joint angle

• Taking the body part away from the midline of the body

• Taking the body part towards the midline of the body

Movement away from the mid-line of the body is called _____________.

• abduction

• adduction

• internal rotation

• external rotation

Which movements can be performed at a hinge joint?

• Abduction

• Adduction

• Flexion

• Extension

• Rotation

What tissue connects bones to other bones?

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Involuntary muscle

What is the name of the strong band of tissue that attaches muscles to bones?

• Cartilage

• Ligaments

• Tendons

• Involuntary muscle

What lubricates the joint?

• Synovial Fluid

• Cartilage

• Tendon

• Ligament