PAPER 1 - BONES

• What are the long bones and what do they do?

  Humerus, femur, tibia - allow for gross movement of limbs - throw kick and jump in football
• What are short bones and what do they do?

  Tarsals in the foot and carpals in the hand - Allow for finer movements - flick of the wrist in cricket to apply spin to a bowl
• What are the flat bones and what do they do? 


  Cranium, pelvis, scapula - protect vital organs such as the heart and lungs
• What are the functions of the skeletal system?

  • Storage of essential minerals
  • Site of muscle attachment
  • Flat bones protect vital organs from impact
  • Support the body to prevent it from collapsing
  • Formation of joints
  • Production of blood cells
• Whats the bone in the head?

  Cranium
• What are the bones in the chest?

  Sternum (back), ribs, vertebrae
• What are the bones in the arm?

  humerus (top of the arm), radius (in line with the thumb), ulna
• What is the bone is the hip?

  Pelvis
• What are the bones in the hand?

  Carpals
• What are the bones in the leg?

  Femur, patella (knee), tibia (larger bone), fibula (smaller), talus (foot)