1. Award Levels Certificate – 1 AS – (30 credits)
Subsidiary Diploma – 1 A-Level – (60 credits)
Diplomas – 2 A-levels – (120 credits)
Extended Diploma – 3 A Levels – (180 credits)

2. Year 12 Units Single Double Triple 1: Anatomy & Physiology
8: Practical Team Sport
12: Current Issues in Sport
2: Physiology of Fitness
13: Leadership in Sport
23: Organising Sports Events
3: Assessing Risk in Sport
14: Exercise, Health & Lifestyle
26: Work Experience in Sport
7: Fitness Testing for Sport & Exercise

3. BTEC National
Body in Action

4. The human body has approximately 206 Bones.
Learning Outcomes
Be able to label and correctly identify the skeletal system
Understand the different types of bones in the body and their purpose
Interesting Fact:
The human body has approximately 206 Bones.

5. Cranium Mandible Scapula Clavicle Sternum Ribs Humerus Vertebrae
Radius
Ischium
Pelvis
Ulna
Carpals
Metacarpals
Sacrum
Phalanges
Femur
Ilium
Patella
Tibia
Fibula
Tarsals
Metatarsals
Phalanges

6. Structure of the Skeleton:
The bones of the skeleton can be divided into two distinct categories:
AXIAL:
The Axial skeleton provides the main area of support for the body, and includes the cranium, vertebral column and ribcage.

7. Structure of the skeleton:
APPENDICULAR:
Consists of the appendages, or the bones of the limbs, together with the girdles that join on to the axial skeleton.

8. Functions of the Skeleton
Support
Protection
Attachment for skeletal muscle
Leverage
Blood cell production
Storage of minerals

9. Classifying Bones
There are 5 basic types of bone. Their size and make up are linked to how we use them.
Long
These are the large bones in our legs and arms.  They are used in the main movements of the body.
Short
These are the small bones at the joints of our hands and feet, allowing fine movements

10. Flat
These are the bones of the skull, shoulder girdle, ribs and pelvic girdle.  They protect the vital organs of the body.  Large muscles can be attached to the flat bones.
Irregular
These are the bones in the face and vertebral column.  They gave the body protection and shape.

11. Sesamoid
Sesamoid bones have a specialised function. They ease joint movement and resist friction and compression. They are usually developed in tendons and are covered in a layer of articular cartilage. The largest is the patella in the knee. This also prevents the knee from hyperextending.

12. Joints The human skeleton is jointed to allow movement.
Muscular contraction causes the bones to move about the joints.
The bones act as levers with the joints acting as pivots.
A joint is where two or more bones meet and muscles act together to cause movement.

13. Types of Joints There are 3 main types of joint found in the body.
1. Fixed or Immoveable Joints
The bones at an immoveable joint cannot move - they overlap or interlock, and are held together by a tough fibre, e.g. the skull.
2. Slightly Moveable Joints
The bones at a slightly moveable joint can only move
a little - they are held together by strong straps
called ligaments and are joined by protective pads
known as cartilage, e.g. the ribs.
3. Freely Moveable Joints
At a freely moveable joint the bones move freely.
They are also known as synovial joints, and
are the largest group of joints found in the body,
e.g. the hips, shoulders and knees.

14. Freely Moveable Joints
Freely Moveable joints are also known as Synovial Joints.
They are freely moving and occur where 2 or more bones meet.
There are about 70 freely moveable joints in the human skeleton.
A typical synovial joint has the following characteristics:
1. Cartilage – A material which covers the end of each bone, and which helps prevent friction between the joint.
2. Joint Capsule – The outer covering of the joint that holds the bones together and protects the joint.
3. Synovial Membrane – The inner lining of the joint capsule which also produces synovial fluid.
4. Synovial Fluid – The fluid which surrounds the joint and acts like an ‘oil’, lubricating it to allow easy movement.
5. Ligaments – These are elastic straps which join bone to bone, holding the joint together.
6. Tendons – These are non-elastic straps which join muscle to bone.

15. Examples of Synovial Joints
Hip Joint
Elbow Joint
This joint can be moved in the following ways:
Bend
Straighten
Circle
Move away from the body
Move towards the body
This joint can be moved in the following ways:
Bend
Straighten

16. Shoulder Joint
Knee Joint
This joint can be moved in the following ways:
Bend
Straighten
Circle
Move away from the body
Move towards the body
This joint can be moved in the following ways:
Bend
Straighten

17. Wrist Joint
This joint can be moved in the following ways:
Bend – but not as much as the knee & elbow.
Straighten - but not as much as the knee & elbow.
Circle – but not as much as the shoulder & hip.
Move away from the body – but not as much as the shoulder & hip.
Move towards the body – but not as much as the shoulder & hip.

18. Types of Synovial Joints
Freely moveable (synovial) joints can be divided into six groups depending upon how they move.
KEY
Ball & Socket Joint
Hinge Joint
Pivot Joint
Gliding Joint
Saddle Joint
Ellipsoid or Condyloid Joint

19. They can move in all directions, e.g. the hip and shoulder joints.
1. Ball and Socket Joints
Ball and Socket joints are the most moveable joints in the body.
They can move in all directions, e.g. the hip and shoulder joints.

20. They can only move in two directions, e.g. the knee and elbow joints.
2. Hinge Joints
Hinge joints work like a hinge on a door.
They can only move in two directions, e.g. the knee and elbow joints.

21. 3. Pivot Joints 4. Gliding Joints
This joint only allows rotation, e.g. the vertebrae of the neck.
4. Gliding Joints
There is a little movement in all directions, e.g. the hand between the carpals.

22. 5. Saddle Joints 6. Condyloid Joints
In these joints there is movement forwards, backwards and to the right and left, but no rotation, e.g. the thumb.
6. Condyloid Joints
Here there is a little movement in all directions, but there is no rotation, e.g. the wrist.

23. What types of movement are possible at the following joints?
Ball and Socket Joint:
Extension
Flexion
Abduction
Adduction
Rotation
Circumduction
Hinge Joint:
Pivot Joint:
Extension
Flexion
Rotation

24. Types of movement Supination Flexion Plantar Flexion Extension
Abduction
Adduction
Circumduction
Rotation
Pronation
Supination
Plantar Flexion
Dorsiflexion
Inversion
Eversion
Hyper-extension

25. Movement at Synovial Joints
Different types of synovial joints allow different kinds of movement.
1. Extension: Straightening or extending a limb.
2. Flexion: Bending or flexing a limb.
Example: the arm can be extended at the elbow.
Example: the leg can be flexed at the knee.

26. 3. Abduction: Moving a limb away from the centre line of the body.
4. Adduction: Moving a limb towards the centre line of the body.
Example: The leg can be moved away from the centre of the body at the hip.
Example: The arm can be moved towards the centre of the body at the shoulder.

27. Example: the head can be rotated at the neck.
5. Rotation: This is a turning or rotational movement of a limb or body part.
6. Circumduction: The ability of a limb to be moved in circles.
Example: the head can be rotated at the neck.
Example: the arm can move in circles at the shoulder.