How to Revise Functions of the skeleton — OCR GCSE Physical Education
Functions of the skeleton is a topic in the OCR GCSE Physical Education specification. This guide covers learning objectives, examiner tips, common mistakes, and key terminology to help you revise effectively.
Examiner Tips for Functions of the skeleton
- Use specific sporting examples to illustrate how the skeleton allows for movement or protection.
- Ensure you can correctly identify the articulating bones for the four key joints: knee, elbow, shoulder, and hip.
- Practice linking joint types to the specific movements they allow.
Common Mistakes in Functions of the skeleton
- Confusing articulating bones at specific joints.
- Failing to apply skeletal functions to specific sporting examples.
- Incorrectly identifying the type of movement occurring at a joint during a specific phase of a sporting action.
Key Marking Points
- Naming and locating major bones: cranium, vertebrae, ribs, sternum, clavicle, scapula, pelvis, humerus, ulna, radius, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, metatarsals.
- Functions of the skeleton: support, posture, protection, movement, blood cell production, storage of minerals.
- Definition of a synovial joint.
- Articulating bones of the knee (femur, tibia) and elbow (humerus, radius, ulna).
- Articulating bones of the shoulder (humerus, scapula) and hip (pelvis, femur).
- Movements at hinge joints: flexion and extension.