24 November 2009
Accessibility help
Text only

BBC Homepage

Scotland Home

Scotland Learning

Play Tombstone Timeout!

Learning Zone

Credits

Home / Physical Education / The Body / Structure and Function Test Bite

Give the books a rest! Learning Zone Scotland is bursting with video clips to help you learn.

Structure and Function

This table shows joints which are found in your body.

a. knee	b. shoulder
c. hip	d. elbow

Choose the answers from the table and check the corresponding number(s) in the boxes below.

Which two joints are known as hinge joints?

ii.

Which two joints can move in three directions?

iii.

At which joint do the biceps and triceps control movement?

iv.

Which joint bends if the hamstring muscle contracts?

2. Choose whether the statements below are true or false:-

Tendons connect bones and prevent too much movement at a joint.

true

false

ii.

Cartilage is a cushioning substance that acts as a shock absorber.

true

false

iii.

When a muscle contracts it pulls on the ligament to cause the joints to move.

true

false

3. Choose a word from each of the drop-down menus to complete the following paragraph:

carbon dioxide lungs muscles

As we breathe, oxygen enters the i and is absorbed into the blood stream. The heart pumps this oxygenated blood to the ii to help produce movement. However, iii is then produced, and must be absorbed back to the blood, pumped to the heart then onto the lungs, before breathed out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/bitesize/standard

About the BBC | Help | Terms of Use | Privacy & Cookies Policy