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Planes, Bones, and Joints

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

What are the three planes of human movement?

a)

Back

b)

Frontal

c)

Transverse

d)

Sagittal

e)

Longitudinal

2.

Superior refers to what?

a)

Upward surfaces

b)

A surface that is better than another

c)

An area closer to the surface of the skin

d)

Towards the point of attachment

3.

Antero-posterior axis extends from where to where?

a)

Side of the body to the other side

b)

Top to bottom

c)

Front to back of the body

d)

Diagonally across the body

4.

Adduction means to move a limb where?

a)

Away from the body

b)

Towards the body

c)

In a circular motion around an axis

d)

Rotating the limb to face up

5.

Inversion refers to?

a)

Medial ankle collapsing and the outer edge of the foot rotates outward

b)

The ankle is rotated inward

c)

Bringing the toes towards the shin

d)

Point the foot and toes downward

6.

Protraction refers to what?

a)

Moving in a posterior direction

b)

Moving in an anterior direction

c)

Rotating in a clockwise manner

d)

Rotating in a counter clockwise manner

7.

How many bones are in the human body (approx)?

a)

200

b)

250

c)

325

d)

300

8.

What is the role of the skeleton? (Check all that apply)

a)

Support

b)

Protection

c)

Growth center for cells

d)

Movement

e)

Reservoir of minerals

9.

These types of bones are found in your ankles and wrists

a)

Long

b)

Sesamoid

c)

Flat

d)

Short

e)

Irregular

10.

The diaphysis is what part of a long bone?

a)

Shaft

b)

Ends

c)

Located in the medullary cavity

d)

Outer layer

11.

What is located at the end of bones that allows smooth movement between another bone?

(a)  

12.

What are trabeculae?

a)

Bony fibers inside the bones that give it strength and protect is from stress

b)

Outer layer of bone support pieces

c)

Growth plates

d)

Hard thick bone

13.

Fibrous joints are found where?

a)

Between the sutures of the skull

b)

Between your vertebrae

c)

In your knees, ankles, and wrists

d)

Your shoulder

14.

What type of joints are found in your spine?

a)

Fibrous

b)

Cartilaginous

c)

Synovial

d)

Hinge

15.

What kind of joint is this?

a)

Hinge

b)

Gliding

c)

Ball and socket

d)

Pivot

16.

Where would you find a pivot joint?

a)

Between C1 and C2 vertebrae

b)

Between the bones in the wrist

c)

At the thumb

d)

At the elbow

17.

How many ribs do you have?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

12

d)

8

18.

How many vertebrae are in the lumbar part of the spine?

a)

10

b)

7

c)

5

d)

12

19.

Bursae sacs provide what?

a)

protection at friction points

b)

nutrients to the bones

c)

Minerals and vitamins to bones

d)

Platelets

20.

A first grade sprain is worse than a third grade sprain

a)

True

b)

False