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Physical Education – standard grade
Name:
skeletal system
class:
The skeleton is the name given to a collection of bones. The skeletal system has three major
roles:
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How many bones in the body???
Task: Fill out and label the skeletal sheet.
Name three organs the bones protect: -
1.
2.
3.
Pair and share: describe in your own words what a joint is
A joint is a place where--------------------------------------------------------------all of your
bones except the(hyloid) bone in your neck form a joint with another bone. Joints hold
the bones together and allow your rigid skeleton to move.
There are three different types of joints:
1.
2.
3.
freely movable/synovial joints
Most of your joints are 'synovial joints'. They are freely movable joints containing a
lubricating liquid called synovial fluid. Synovial joints are predominant in your limbs where
mobility is important. Ligaments help provide their stability and muscles contract to
produce movement. There are two types you will have to know about; the hinge joint
and the ball and socket joint.
Hinge joints: are found in the ------------------------------- and the ----------------------------
Ball and socket joints are found in the -------------------------------and ------------------
Using the Leckie and Leckie textbook describe the function of the following:
Tendons
Cartilage
Ligaments
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