PDHPE - BODY IN MOTION COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST
UPDATE 2025
Anatomy - ANSWER The study of the body structure and the relationship
between body structure.
Physiology - ANSWER The study of how the body works and the various
functions of the body.
The skeletal system provides: - ANSWER Support, protection, movement,
mineral storage, blood cell protection and storage of energy.
Bones involved in movement: - ANSWER Long bones, short bones, flat bones,
irregular bones, sesamoid bones and sutural bones.
How many bones in the human skeleton? - ANSWER 206.
Two types of skeletons? - ANSWER Axial and appendicular.
Describe the vertebral column. - ANSWER 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar.
Types of joints - ANSWER Fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial.
Tendons - ANSWER Attach muscle to bone.
, Ligaments - ANSWER Attach bone to bone.
Six types of synovial joints: - ANSWER Gliding joint, hinge joint, pivot joint,
ellipsoid joint, saddle joint, ball-and-socket join.
Skeletal muscle - ANSWER Attached to bones; voluntary.
Cardiac muscle - ANSWER Forms most of the heart; involuntary.
Smooth muscle - ANSWER One the walls of internal structure; voluntary.
Agonist - ANSWER Provides the main force to produce movement.
Antagonist - ANSWER Muscles that oppose or reverse a particular movement.
Stabiliser - ANSWER Muscles that aid the agonist by promoting the same
movement or reducing unnecessary movements.
Isotonic contraction - ANSWER The muscle lengthens or shortens.
Concentric - ANSWER The muscle shortens to pull on the bone (agonist).
Eccentric - ANSWER The muscle lengthens as the movement is completed
(antagonist).
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | LATEST
UPDATE 2025
Anatomy - ANSWER The study of the body structure and the relationship
between body structure.
Physiology - ANSWER The study of how the body works and the various
functions of the body.
The skeletal system provides: - ANSWER Support, protection, movement,
mineral storage, blood cell protection and storage of energy.
Bones involved in movement: - ANSWER Long bones, short bones, flat bones,
irregular bones, sesamoid bones and sutural bones.
How many bones in the human skeleton? - ANSWER 206.
Two types of skeletons? - ANSWER Axial and appendicular.
Describe the vertebral column. - ANSWER 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar.
Types of joints - ANSWER Fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial.
Tendons - ANSWER Attach muscle to bone.
, Ligaments - ANSWER Attach bone to bone.
Six types of synovial joints: - ANSWER Gliding joint, hinge joint, pivot joint,
ellipsoid joint, saddle joint, ball-and-socket join.
Skeletal muscle - ANSWER Attached to bones; voluntary.
Cardiac muscle - ANSWER Forms most of the heart; involuntary.
Smooth muscle - ANSWER One the walls of internal structure; voluntary.
Agonist - ANSWER Provides the main force to produce movement.
Antagonist - ANSWER Muscles that oppose or reverse a particular movement.
Stabiliser - ANSWER Muscles that aid the agonist by promoting the same
movement or reducing unnecessary movements.
Isotonic contraction - ANSWER The muscle lengthens or shortens.
Concentric - ANSWER The muscle shortens to pull on the bone (agonist).
Eccentric - ANSWER The muscle lengthens as the movement is completed
(antagonist).
