Musculoskeletal Tissues and Human Locomotion (Grade 10 NSC Matric Life Sciences): Quizzes
📚Quizzes
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
ShowHide
Practise the questions
10 questions from this quiz
Which tissues are components of the musculoskeletal system?
Which tissues are components of the musculoskeletal system?
Bones, cartilage, joints, tendons, muscles
What do calcium salts and collagen fibres contribute to bone tissue?
What do calcium salts and collagen fibres contribute to bone tissue?
Calcium: hardness/rigidity; Collagen: flex
What are the bone cells found within lacunae called?
What are the bone cells found within lacunae called?
Osteocytes
Which type of cartilage is found between the vertebrae?
Which type of cartilage is found between the vertebrae?
Fibrocartilage
What is the rubbery protein matrix secreted by chondrocytes called?
What is the rubbery protein matrix secreted by chondrocytes called?
Chondrin
Which type of joint allows no movement?
Which type of joint allows no movement?
Fibrous joints
What type of synovial joint is found at the elbow?
What type of synovial joint is found at the elbow?
Hinge joint
What is the key structural difference between tendons and ligaments?
What is the key structural difference between tendons and ligaments?
Tendons: non-elastic; Ligaments: elastic
What is a muscle that contracts to move a limb away from its starting position?
What is a muscle that contracts to move a limb away from its starting position?
Agonist
What type of muscle is the biceps, and what does it do to the arm angle?
What type of muscle is the biceps, and what does it do to the arm angle?
Flexor muscle; decreases angle