Recap Quiz

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1. Can you remember the 4 properties of bone (according to Mr Human Scientist)?

  • delicious, tasty, pointy, bone
  • Support, Protect, Aid movement, Make blood
  • no
  • Encase, Repair, Aid resistance to gravity, Make porridge
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2. In our upper limbs we generally have a big bone and then the lower limbs comprise two smaller bones. Discuss the mechanical advantages of this configuration.

  • Generally bigger bones are strong and built to withstand weight whereas small bones joined together allow for flexibility, but may not be as rigid and therefore prone to breakage
  • If we are strong on top, when thrown into the air we will always land on our feet, like a cat
  • Our smaller bones aren't fixed to one place and therefore are able to move about the body, whereas big bones stay still and inflexible
  • Generally smaller sized bones are strong and built to withstand weight whereas bigger bones joined together allow for flexibility, but may not be as rigid and therefore prone to breakage

3. Describe the advantage of having two bones in one's lower arm

  • Allows for other things to join to it more easily
  • Allows for rotation, greater flexibility
  • Allows for super strength
  • Allows for hinged up and down movement

4. How are bones joined together?

  • Via numerous tendons
  • Via numerous joints
  • Via numerous ligaments
  • Via numerous blood cells

5. Can you name the 3 main bones of the arm?

  • Cyndaquil, Totodile, Chikorita
  • no
  • Humerus, Radius, Ulna
  • Femur, Fibia, Tibia

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