Question | Answer |
Protection | cranium to protect the brain |
Shape | Gives the body shape |
Support | holds your vital organs in place when playing sport. The vertebral column holds the body upright. |
Movement | muscle are attached to bones, which are jointed. When the muscles contract the bones move |
Blood protection | red blood cells (to carry oxygen) and white blood cells (to protect against infection) are produced in the bone marrow of some bones. |
Abduction | Movement away from midline of the body, star jump |
Adduction | movement towards midline of the body, return of star jump |
Extension | Straightening limbs at a joint |
Flexion | Bending limbs at a joint |
Rotation | Circular movement around a fixed point |
Ligament | joins bone to bone, stabilising the joint |
Tendon | joins muscle to bone, enabling movement |
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