ISSA PILATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Osteoporosis answer - the bone disease in which bones become impaired, porous, and thinner
Children's bones are _______ than adults. answer - softer
The axial skeleton consists of what? answer - cranium, sternum, ribs, coccyx
What is a function of the skeletal system related to red and white blood cells? answer -
production
Ectomorph answer - long and lean, little body fat or muscle
Mesomorph answer - athletic build, more muscle than body fat
Endomorph answer - curvy, greater body fat than muscle
Epiphysis answer - the end of a long bone
What type of bone is the pelvic bone? answer - flat
Carpals and tarsals are what type of bone? answer - short
, What would you find in the medullary cavity of a long bone? answer - bone marrow
How many joints are there in the human body? answer - 320 (ish)
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts? answer - Frontal plane
Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts? answer - Transverse plane
Which plane divides the body into left and right halves? answer - Sagittal plane
An immovable joint (fixed joint) is known as? answer - fibrous joint
How many cervical vertebrae are there? answer - 7
How many lumbar vertebrae are there? answer - 5
How many thoracic vertebrae are there? answer - 12
What type of connective tissue attaches bone to bone? answer - Ligament
What connects muscle to bone? answer - tendons
What type of cartilage covers the articulating ends of bones? answer - Hyaline
What type of synovial joint can be found between the top two vertebrae of the spine, C1 and
C2? answer - Pivot
ANSWERS RATED 100% CORRECT
Osteoporosis answer - the bone disease in which bones become impaired, porous, and thinner
Children's bones are _______ than adults. answer - softer
The axial skeleton consists of what? answer - cranium, sternum, ribs, coccyx
What is a function of the skeletal system related to red and white blood cells? answer -
production
Ectomorph answer - long and lean, little body fat or muscle
Mesomorph answer - athletic build, more muscle than body fat
Endomorph answer - curvy, greater body fat than muscle
Epiphysis answer - the end of a long bone
What type of bone is the pelvic bone? answer - flat
Carpals and tarsals are what type of bone? answer - short
, What would you find in the medullary cavity of a long bone? answer - bone marrow
How many joints are there in the human body? answer - 320 (ish)
Which plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts? answer - Frontal plane
Which plane divides the body into superior and inferior parts? answer - Transverse plane
Which plane divides the body into left and right halves? answer - Sagittal plane
An immovable joint (fixed joint) is known as? answer - fibrous joint
How many cervical vertebrae are there? answer - 7
How many lumbar vertebrae are there? answer - 5
How many thoracic vertebrae are there? answer - 12
What type of connective tissue attaches bone to bone? answer - Ligament
What connects muscle to bone? answer - tendons
What type of cartilage covers the articulating ends of bones? answer - Hyaline
What type of synovial joint can be found between the top two vertebrae of the spine, C1 and
C2? answer - Pivot
