The Muscular and Skeletal Systems 2

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Ball and socket joint

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For €100: What type of joint is found at the knee?

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Tarsals

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For €300: If you damaged your patella, which part of the body would be affected?

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Backbone Knee

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For €300: If you damaged your patella, which part of the body would be affected?

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For €500: Which of the following is found

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Tibia Carpal

Tarsal Femur

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For €1,000: A tissue specialised for contraction is …

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For €1,000: A tissue specialised for contraction is …

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For €2,000: Muscles working in pairs in opposite directions controlling the movement of a joint are called …

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Biceps Lever muscles

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For €2,000: Muscles working in pairs in opposite directions controlling the movement of a joint are called …

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Lever muscles

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For €4,000: All the bones in the body except

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Pentadactyl limbAppendicular

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Axial skeleton Skeleton

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For €8,000: The eight small bones in the wrist

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Carpals Carpels

Wrist bones Tarsals

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Carpals Carpels

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For €16,000: Muscles not under conscious control,

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Automatic Involuntary

Autonomic Voluntary

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For €32,000: Which of the following fluids are

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Endolymph Lymph

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C: Synovial fluid

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For €64,000: What name is given to the non-elastic

connective tissue that joins muscle to bone?

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Ligature Tendril

Ligament Tendon

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For €64,000: What name is given to the non-elastic

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For €125,000: Name the type of bone joint found

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Gliding Hinge

Fused Ball and socket

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Gliding

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For €250,000: A disease due to a deficiency of vitamin D in

the diet of children. Symptoms include: softening of the bones of the spinal column and bowlegs.

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Osteoporosis Rickets

Osteomalacia Pellegra

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Osteoporosis Rickets

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For €500,000: Name the large bone cell, having more than one nucleus that can break down

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Osteocyte Osteoclast

Osteoblast Ossicle

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For €500,000: Name the large bone cell, having more than one nucleus that can break down

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Osteocyte Osteoclast

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For €1,000,000: Name the type of bone cell found embedded within the bone matrix

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Osteoclast Ossicle

Osteoblast Osteocyte

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Ossicle

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