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Types of movement

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the four types of bones?

a)

Long, short, medium, thin

b)

Long, irregular, short, flat

c)

Flat, short, long, Irregular

d)

Regular, long, flat, short

2.

What are examples of long bones?

a)

Tibia

b)

Humerus

c)

Vertebrae

d)

Pelvis

e)

Femur

3.

What is an example of a short bone?

a)

Phalanges

b)

Carpals

c)

Patella

d)

Vertebrae

4.

What term is given to the point where 2 or more bones meet?

a)

Joint

b)

Ligament

c)

Cartilage

5.
Flexion is...
a)
Decrease of angle at a joint
b)
Increase of angle at a joint
c)
Shortening of a muscle
d)
Lengthening of a muscle
6.

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

a)

Extension at the elbow

b)

Extension at the Knee

c)

Abduction at the hip

d)

Circumduction at the hip

7.
What TYPE of joint allows for the widest range of movement?
a)
Pivot
b)
Hinge
c)
Ball and Socket
d)
Saddle
8.

What is moving a limb away from the midline of the body along the frontal plane called?

a)

abduction

b)

adduction

c)

flexion

d)

extension

9.

The movement "adduction" involves:

a)

A decrease in the joint angle

b)

An increase in the joint angle

c)

Taking the body part away from the midline of the body

d)

Taking the body part towards the midline of the body

10.
Hip and shoulder have examples of this type of joint
a)
ball and socket
b)
condyloid
c)
hinge
d)
gliding
11.

The elbows, knees and phalanges are examples of this type of joint

a)

ball and socket

b)

condyloid

c)

gliding

d)

hinge

12.
Movement away from the mid-line is called _____________.
a)
abduction
b)
adduction
c)
internal rotation
d)
external rotation
13.

Which movements can be performed at a hinge joint?

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Flexion

d)

Extension

e)

Rotation

14.

Which movements can be performed at a ball-and-socket joint?

a)

Abduction

b)

Adduction

c)

Extension

d)

Flexion

e)

Rotation

15.

Connects bone to bone

a)

Cartilage

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

d)

Involuntary muscle

16.

Strong band of tough tissue that attach muscle to bone

a)

Cartilage

b)

Ligaments

c)

Tendons

d)

Involuntary muscle

17.

What lubricated the joint?

a)

Synovial Fluid

b)

Cartilage

c)

Tendon

d)

Ligament

18.

What cushions the joint and prevents friction ?

a)

Synovial fluid

b)

Cartilage

c)

Tendon

d)

Ligament

19.

Give an example of a pivot joint?

(a)  

20.

Give an example of a condyloid joint?

(a)