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211 Cards in this Set
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Group of cells and the materials surrounding them that works together to perform a particular function |
Tissues |
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Recognizable shape, composed of two or more different types of tissue and has a specific function |
Organ |
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Return fluids to the cardiovascular system. Detects filters, and eliminates disease-causing and cancer cells |
Lymphatic and immune systems |
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Regulates volume and chemical composition of blood and helps regulate acid-base balance of body fluids |
Urinary system |
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Components include pharynx, larynx, and trachea |
Respiratory system |
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Components include adrenal gland, pituitary gland, and pancreas |
Endocrine System |
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Regulation of the blood pressure is an example of positive feedback system True or False |
False |
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Feedback systems of involved in maintaining homeostasis True or False |
True |
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The part of a feedback system that receives the input and generates the output command is the |
Control Center |
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Prone Position is also considered the anatomical position True or false |
Cephalic
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Pertaining to the creek |
Buccal
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Pertaining to the groin where the thigh attaches to the pelvic region |
inguinal |
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Pertaining to the armpit |
Axillary |
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Bone that forms the shoulder blade |
Scapula |
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The nose is _______ to the eyes, and ___________ to the mouth. |
Inferior and Superior |
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The neck is ________ to the head. |
Inferior |
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The lips are ______ to the teeth |
Anterior |
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Term that means above |
Superior |
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The ________ plane divides body or organ into superior or inferior organs |
Transverse |
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Cavity which contains the lungs |
Pleural Cavity |
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Cavity which contains the heart |
Pericardial Cavity |
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Building Blocks of matter. Substance that cannot be broken down to simpler substances by ordinary chemical means |
Element |
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When placed in water, dissociates into H+ and a negatively charged ion. |
Acid |
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Which of the following solutions would have the most H+ |
A solution with a pH of 3 |
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Molecule that carries instructions to make proteins from genes in the nucleus to the cytoplasm. |
RNA |
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Protect and insulate body organs. Provide energy for metabolism |
Lipids |
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Molecule that contains genes and is found in the nucleus. |
DNA |
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Choose the correct order of structural organization (Cellular, tissue, organ, organismal, organ system). |
Chemical, Cellular, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organismal. |
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Functions in body movement, posture, and heart production. |
Muscular system |
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Regulates volume and chemical composition and helps regulate acid-base balance of body fluids. |
Cardiovascular system |
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What monitors controlled conditions and sends information to control center. |
Receptor |
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A subject is in the anatomical position when standing, head and eyes forward, feet flat, and facing forward, arms over the head and palms facing forward. True or False |
False |
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Components include adrenal gland, pituitary gland, and pancreas. |
Endocrine System |
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Pertaining to the lateral side of the leg |
Fibular |
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Pertaining to the heel |
Calcaneus |
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Portion of the lower limb that is located between the trunk and the knee. |
The portion of the lower limb is located between the trunk and the knee. |
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The femoral artery is found in the ___________. |
thigh |
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Term that means above |
Superior |
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The elbow is _________ to the wrist. |
Proximal/Superior |
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Skeletal system provides support for soft tissue of the body and serves as attachment point for skeletal muscles. Contraction of the skeletal muscles results in movements of bones. T or F
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True |
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The Diaphysis |
is the middle shaft area of a long bone. |
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Tissue that produces red blood cells. Found within the spongy bone cavities in the epiphyses |
Red marrow |
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Ends of long bone are carved with |
Articular Cartilage |
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Bone flexibility are due to |
Collagen fibers |
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Mature bone cells. Maintain daily bone metabolism. |
Osteocytes |
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Forms interior of short, flat, and irregularly shaped bones and the interior of the epiphyses of long bones |
spongy bones |
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Type of bone that contains macroscopic spaces that contain bone marrow |
Spongy Bone |
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Which of the following is NOT true of bone remodeling |
Only occurs during bone repair after a fracture. |
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Hyaline cartilage is template for bone formation |
Endochondrial Ossification |
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Broken ends of bone protrude through the skin |
Open Fracture |
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Dietary calcium and phosphorus are needed throughout life. True or False |
True |
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Calcitonin |
Inhibits action of osteoclasts |
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Risk of his condition increases with age. Decreased blood calcium levels results in breakdown of bone. Overtime, bone mass decreases and risk of fractures increases. |
Osteoporosis |
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Frontal bone forms the |
Forehead |
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Sagittal suture joins the |
Parietal bones |
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Teeth are located within spaces called |
Alveoli |
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First cervical vertebra |
Atlas |
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Which of the following are NOT bone markings that form the elbow. |
Head of humerus and radial notch of radius. |
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Each squamous suture |
Joins a parietal bone and temporal bone |
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Metacarpas |
Palm of the hand |
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Number of phalanges in ring finger |
3 |
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In diving accidents that result in death, which process is pushed into the brain. |
Odontoid process |
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In a herniated disc, which part protrudes and causes pain by placing pressure on spinal nerve or spinal cord? |
Pulp-like Center |
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Longest, strongest bone in the body |
Femur |
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Which of the following is NOT a bone that forms the os coxa? |
Sacrum |
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The bones and bone markings that form the hip joint |
Head of femur and acetabulum of os coxa. |
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Bones that form the knee joint |
Femur and tibia |
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When you rest your hands on your hips, which bone and bone marking are your hands resting upon? |
Iliac crest and ilium |
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Articulation between the sacrum and ilium is called the |
Sacroiliac joint |
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Skeletal system stores fat in red bone marrow? True or False |
False |
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Tough connective tissue membrane that covers diaphysis. Contains bone forming cells that enable bone to grow in diameter. |
Periostem |
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Bone hardness is due to |
Calcium salts |
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Large cells that breakdown bone |
Osteoclasts |
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Forms exterior of all bones |
Compact bone |
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Osteogenesis occurs throughout life True or False |
True |
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Interstitial growth |
Process involves division of cartilage cells at epiphyseal plate and endochondrial ossification. |
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Vitamins that increases ability of digestive tract to absorb calcium from food. |
Vitamin D |
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Parathyroid Hormone |
Increases blood calcium levels |
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Deficiency of Vitamin D results in inadequate calcification of extracellular matrix |
Osteomalacia |
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Softens jolts to the vertebral column |
Intervertebral discs |
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Number of phalanges in the thumb |
2 |
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The temporal mandibular joint is the articulation between the condylar process of mandible and mandibular process of the temporal bone. True or False |
True |
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Temporal Bone contains |
ear canal, middle ear, and inner ear. |
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Cheek bones |
Zygomatic bones |
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Forms the hard palate |
Palatine bones and palatine process of maxillae. |
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The pituitary gland rests in the |
Sella turcica of the sphenoid bone |
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Bones that form the knee joint. |
Femur, tibia, and fibula |
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The shin is the anterior crest of the ________. |
Tibia |
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The skeletal system stores minerals and releases them when blood levels are low. True or False |
True |
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Area of epiphysis where bone grows in length. |
Epiphyseal plate |
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Reduces weight of bone |
Spongy Bone |
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Bones part of the sternum. Name 3 |
Body, Xiphoid Process, and Manubrium. |
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Number of Lumbar Vertebrae. |
5 |
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Cheek bones |
Zygomatic bones |
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Articulates with ribs anteriorly |
Sternum |
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Costal cartilages of true ribs do not attach directly to sternum. True or False |
False |
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Form the anterior portion of the instep |
Metatarsals |
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Os coxa articulate which each other anteriorly to form the |
Pubic Symphasis |
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Bones that form the heel of the foot |
Calcaneus |
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Connective tissue that wraps the entire muscle |
Epimysium |
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Connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers |
Perimysium |
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Inability of a muscle to contract forcefully after prolonged activity |
Muscle fatigue |
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Muscle is stimulated at a high rate and can only partially relax between stimuli. The result is a sustained but wavering contraction. |
Unfused (incomplete) tetanus |
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Muscle type causes movement of blood through the heart and into the arteries |
cardiac muscle |
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Muscle that controls blood vessels and causes movement of urine through the urinary tractq |
smooth muscle |
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Smallest of all 3 muscle fibers, fatigue resistant, and postural muscles of the neck, back, and leg. |
Slow oxidative fibers |
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Dense sheet or broad band of dense irregular tissue that lines the body wall and limbs and supports and surrounds muscles and other body organs |
Fascia |
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Elongated, cylindrical cells that contract |
Muscle fibers |
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Oxygen binding protein only found in muscle fibers. Oxygen necessary for ATP. |
Myoglobin |
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Which of the following is NOT a quadriceps femoris muscle |
Sartorius |
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Leg muscle. Dorsiflexes foot and inverts foot |
Tibialis anterior |
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The quadriceps muscles extend ___________. |
Leg and knee |
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Kissing muscle |
orbicularis oris |
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Biceps brachii |
Muscle of anterior arm. Flexes forearm at the elbow and flexes arm at shoulder joint. |
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Calf muscle. Plantar flexes foot and flexes leg at knee. |
Gastrocnemius |
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Hip muscle. Flexes and abducts thigh at hip joint. |
Tensor fasciae latae |
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Closes eyelid |
Orbicularis oculi |
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Hamstring Muscles |
Flexes the leg at the knee |
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A muscle that causes a desired action |
agonist |
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Move palm of the hand so it faces forward or upward |
Supination |
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Move appendage away from the midline |
abduction |
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Turn the sole of foot inward |
Inversion |
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Joint that has a cavity between articulating bones |
Synovial joint |
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Structure that encloses synovial joint and synovial cavity. Composed of two layers. |
Anterior capsule |
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Secretes synovial fluid. |
Synovial membrane |
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Joint that enables the most movement |
Synovial joint |
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Move a body part forward or anterior |
Protraction |
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Turn on a pivot with a circular motion |
Rotation. |
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Connective tissue that surrounds bundles of muscle fibers. |
Perimysium |
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Storage form of glucose. |
Glycogen |
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Cylindrical structures within a muscle cell that contain thin and thick filaments |
Myofibrils |
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Both muscles contracting flex head; one muscle contracting rotates head side to side. |
Sternocleidomastoid. |
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Triangular shaped muscle that forms the shoulder. |
Deltoid |
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Pectoralis Major |
Adducts and flexes arm at shoulder joint. |
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Closes mouth by elevating mandible |
Masseter |
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A muscle that causes a desired action |
agonist |
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Point the toes downward, raise the heel. |
Plantar flexion |
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Buccal |
Cheek
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Ventral |
belly |
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Acromial |
Highest point of the shoulder |
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Axillary |
Armpit |
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Antecubital |
Anterior surface of the elbow |
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Olecranal |
Pertaining to posterior surface of the elbow |
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Antebrachial |
Forearm |
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Inguinal |
Groin, where thigh attaches to the pelvis |
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Gluteal |
Buttocks |
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Femoral |
Thigh |
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Patellar |
anterior surface of the knee |
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poplital |
posterior surface of the knee |
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Peroneal |
Lateral side of the leg |
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Calcaneal |
heel |
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Plantar |
sole of the foot |
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Otic |
ear |
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Cephalic |
pertaining to the head |
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Cervical |
neck |
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Sagittal |
vertically through the body |
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Frontal or Coronal |
Produces anterior, posterior sections |
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Transverse |
passes horizontally |
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Oblique |
passes at an angle |
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Flat bones |
thin and irregular but may be curved |
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Sesamoid bones |
small bones that develop in tendons |
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Body of the Vertebrae |
Located anteriorly, largest part of the vertebra |
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Transverse process of the vertebrae |
extends laterally from the vertebra |
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Spinous process |
projects posteriorly |
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Vertebral foramen |
large opening that protects the spinal cord. |
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Atlas |
Supports the head C1` |
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Axis |
C2 |
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Crest |
Muscle attachment |
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Condyle |
Articulation |
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Epicondyle |
Projection above a condyle |
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Foramen |
Opening or a hole, Opening for a blood vessel |
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Fossa |
Shallow depression, muscle attachment or articulation |
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Head |
articular projection supported on the neck of a bone |
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Notch |
An indentation or depression, Groove for blood vessels and nerves |
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Trochanter |
Very large projection, muscle attachment |
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Spine |
Sharp, slender projection, muscle attachment |
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Tuberosity |
Large, roughened projection, muscle attachment |
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Pelvic Girdle |
composed of two hips or coxal bones |
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os coxa |
bone |
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Os Coxa of the pelvic girdle |
illium, ischium, and pubis |
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Illium |
largest and most superior of the three components |
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Illiac Crest |
Superior border of the illium, this is where you place your hands on your hips
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Greater sciatic notch |
large notch on posterior side |
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Hip |
formed by the acetabulum and head of femur |
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Sacroiliac Joints |
form the bony pelvis which connects the lower extremity with the axial skeleton. |
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Synovial cavity |
small space between the two articulating joint |
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Articular cartilage |
hyaline cartilage covering the ends of the bones in the synovial joint |
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Articular capsule |
encloses the synovial joint and synovial cavity; has two layers, the fibrous capsule and synovial membranes |
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Fibrous Capsule |
outer dense fibrous connective tissue layer of the articular capsule that is continuous with the periosteum of the bone. |
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Synovial membrane |
inner layer of the articular cartilage |
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Synovial fluid |
secrete by the synovial membrane, lubricates the articular cartilags to reduce friction |
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Flexion |
to bend |
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extension |
to stretch out |
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Hyperextension |
excessive extension |
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Abduction |
Move appendage away from the midline |
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Adduction |
Move appendage toward the midline |
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Circumduction |
Move a distal part of an appendage in a circular motion |
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Rotation |
Turn on a pivot with a circular motion |
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Supination |
Palm of the hand forward or upward |
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Pronation |
Palm face backward or downward |
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Inversion |
Turn sole of foot inward |
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Dorsiflexion |
Point the toes upward, stand on the heels |
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Plantar flexion |
Point the toes downward, raise the heel |
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Twitch contraction |
quick shortening and relaxation ovserved in a skelatal muscle when a single action potential traveling down a motor neuron stimulates the skeletal muscle fibers of the motor unit to contract. |
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The three phases of a twitch contraction are the _______________ |
latent, contraction, and relaxation period. |
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Latent period |
lasts about 2 milisec. time between muscle cells and force generation. |
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Contraction period |
lasts about 10 to 100 msec and is the period during which force is increasing. |
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Pectoralis major |
adducts and flexes arm and shoulder joint |
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Serratus anterior |
abducts scapula and rotates it upward. Often called the boxers muscle. |
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External oblique |
Lateral and anterior sheetlike muscles |
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Internal oblique |
compress abdomen |