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pelvis
ribs to sternum
pubic bones
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FLEXION
FLEXION
EXTENSION
ABDUCTION
ABDUCTION
ADDUCTION
1.
The function of the skeletal system is to:
A/ provide protection of vital organs.
B/ allow movement.
C/ blood cell production
D/ mineral storage
E/ all of the above
F/ none of the above.
2.
Which of the following form the axial skeleton ?
A/ skull, sternum, rib cage, vertebral column
B/ skull, shoulder girdle, spine, pelvic girdle
C/ skull, sternum, humerus, pelvis, femur
D/ shoulder girdle, arms, pelvic girdle, legs
3.
Which of the following are examples of long bones ?
A/ face, vertebrae , femur, carpals
B/ pelvis, tarsals , humerus, digits
C/ metatarsals, digits, tibia, radius
D/ skull, ulna, femur, metacarpals
4.
From inferior to superior the curvatures of the spine are the:
A/ lumbar, sacral, cervical, thoracic.
B/ cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral.
C/ sacral, lumbar, thoracic, cervical.
D/ thoracic, lumbar, sacral, cervical
5.
Bones are attached to each other mainly by means of:
A/ ligaments
B/ muscle
C/ tendons
D/ skin
6.
Which of the following is NOT a category of joint ?
A/ cartilagenous
B/ fibrous
C/ hyaline
D/ synovial
7.
Which of the following is an example of a saddle joint ?
A/ the base of the thumb
B/ the ankle
C/ the knee
D/ the hip
8.
The function of the hyaline cartilage is to:
A/ protect the bone.
B/ reduce friction in the joint.
C/ grease the surface of the joint.
D/ all of the above.
E/ none of the above.
9.
Ball and socket joints permit the following movements:
A/ flexion, extension, plantar flexion, supination
B/ rotation, circumduction, eversion, inversion
C/ adduction, abduction, dorsi flexion, plantar flexion
D/ flexion, extension, abduction, adduction.
10. Which of the following joints permits rotation only :
A/ gliding
B/ pivot
C/ hinge
D/ ball and socket
11. Whilst carrying a tray in front of the body with the hands lying flat under the tray:
A/ the hands are flexed.
B/ the hands are extended.
C/ the hands are supinated.
D/ the hands are pronated.
12. The movement “adduction” involves :
A/ a decrease in the joint angle
B/ an increase in the joint angle
C/ taking a body part away from the midline of the body
D/ taking a body part towards the midline of the body