Musculoskeletal System

When a basketball player straightens their elbow to perform a free throw their elbow joint is said to have.........

The role of cartilage is to prevent ____________________.

If you were watching a cricket bowler bowling a bowl from the side you would be watching the _________ plane

What is the major muscle that raises the arm to the horizontal position shown in the image?

• Trapezius

• Pectoralis major

• Deltoid

• Latissimus dorsi

Muscles you CANNOT control.

• Voluntary
• Involuntary

Looking at diagram (to the right): What system is represented?

• Respiratory System
• Skeletal System
• Circulatory System
• Integumentary System

When a bodybuilder does a leg curl what muscle is the agonist

• Deltoid

• Gluteus Maximus

• Hamstring

• Quadriceps

What is a ligament?

• Tough and elastic bands that hold bones together

• Tough and inelastic tissue that hold bones together

• Tough and elastic tissue that connects bones to muscles

• Tough and inelastic tissue that connects bones to muscles

Tendons are connective tissue that connect bones to ______

Approximately how many muscles are in our body

• 600

• 200

• 350

• 12