Skeletal System
Physical & Health Education · 50 practice questions
Axial and appendicular skeletons and their functions; bones and joints involved in movement - structure and types of bone, structure and types of joint, movements at the joints.
- Identify the structure of the human skeleton and its functions.
- Identify types of bone that make up the human skeleton.
- Differentiate types of joint using appropriate examples.
- Identify the different kinds of movement permitted at joints.
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- Practice question 1
Abduction, a type of joint movement, specifically refers to moving a body part
- A.away from the midline of the body
- B.toward the midline of the body, rather than away from it
- C.around its own long axis, identical to rotation
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to the midline of the body
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A. away from the midline of the body
Abduction is specifically defined as moving a body part away from the midline of the body.
- Practice question 2
The skeletal system specifically serves as a storage site for essential minerals, such as
- A.no mineral of any kind, despite its role in the body's mineral balance
- B.calcium and phosphorus
- C.iron and potassium exclusively, rather than calcium or phosphorus
- D.a factor entirely unrelated to mineral storage
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B. calcium and phosphorus
The skeletal system specifically serves as a storage site for essential minerals, such as calcium and phosphorus.
- Practice question 3
The axial skeleton specifically comprises the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage, forming
- A.the body's central supporting axis
- B.a factor entirely unrelated to the body's own skeletal framework
- C.no particular structural role within the body whatsoever
- D.the body's limb and girdle structures exclusively
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A. the body's central supporting axis
The axial skeleton is specifically defined by comprising the skull, vertebral column, and rib cage as the body's central axis.
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