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Skeleton/Movement
Science Junior Cert
Question | Answer |
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Three functions of the skeleton are ? | Support, protection, movement |
What organ does the skull protect? | Brain |
What two organs does the rib cage protect? | Heart and lungs |
What is bone made up of | Living cells |
What do the living cells in bone release that gives bone it's hard framework | Calcium |
What is the name of the long bone that runs done the back called | Spine |
The spine Is made up of individual bones called what? | Vertebrae |
What lies between and separates each vertebrae | Discs of cartilage |
When are joints formed | Where bone meets bone |
What type of joint is in the skull | Fused joint |
What type of joint is present in the knee and elbow | Hinge joint |
What type of joint is present in the shoulder and hip | Ball an socket |
Ligaments join what together | Bone to bone |
Tendons join what together | Muscle to bone |
Why is it necessary to have cartilage between bones | acts as a shock absorber |
What do you call the fluid that surrounds the cavity around a joint | Synovial fluid |
What is the name given to muscles that work in opposite directions | Antagonistic pairs |
What do you call the two main muscles in the arm | Biceps and triceps |
Another name for the funny bone is what? | Humerous |
What is the name of the longest bone in the leg? | Femur |
What do you call the part that the spine protects? | Spinal cord |
What are the names of the two bones below the knee | Tibia and Fibula |
What are the names of the two bones below the elbow | Radius and Ulna |