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WorksheetsAnatomy & Physiology L3 Nails
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name the main functions of the skeletal system:
Protection, movement, storage, production of blood cells, shape & support
Protection, movement, storage, production of Vitamin D
Protection, movement, storage, shape & support
Which bone is also known as the shin bone?
Ulna
Tibia
Radius
Fibula
Which long bone protects the outside of the ankle?
Vertebrae
Ulna
Tibia
Fibula
How many bones are there in the lower leg?
1
2
3
4
How many bones are there in the tarsals?
5
6
8
7
What type of bone is a metatarsal?
Short
Irregular
Long
What are the phalanges?
The hands
The knees
The toes
The legs
What are muscles made up of?
Tiny elastic fibres
Tiny capillaries
Tiny tendons
Name the muscle that propels the body when walking and running:
Flexor digitorum brevis
Tibialis Anterior
Soleus
Gastrocnemius
True or false? The tibialis anterior muscle bends the ankle to pull the foot up to the leg?
True
False
What is the function of the soleus muscle?
To flex the feet and toes
To steady the upper leg and flex the toes
To steady the lower leg and point the toes
What do the muscles of the feet do?
Supporting the arches of the feet, flexing and curling the toes, walking
Supporting the leg, flexing the feet and toes.
Flexing the toes, feet and bending the leg.
Extending the leg and foot.
