Flashcards 1

Front 1

Osteoclasts

Back 1

Bone-destroying cells

Front 2

Osteoblasts

Back 2

Bone-forming cells

Front 3

Bony markings

Back 3

Areas on the bone where muscles, tendons, and ligaments attach and where nerve and blood vessels pass.

Front 4

Menisci

Back 4

Fibrocartilage disks located in select joints such as knees and jaw.

Front 5

Flexion

Back 5

The bending of a joint so that the angle of the joint decreases.

Front 6

Abduction

Back 6

Movement of a joint so that a body part moves away from the midline of the body.

Front 7

Adduction

Back 7

Movement of a joint so that a body part moves toward the midline of the body.

Front 8

Plantar flexion

Back 8

Movement of the ankle so the foot moves inferiorly toward the plantar surface or bottom of the foot- the toes are pointing downward.

Front 9

Dorsiflexion

Back 9

Movement of the ankle as the foot moves superiority in the direction of the dorsum or top of the foot-the toes are moving toward the shin or tibia.

Front 10

Extension

Back 10

The opposite of flexion and defined as straightening a joint so that the angle of the joint increases.

Front 11

Hyperextension

Back 11

A continuation of extension beyond anatomic position, as in bending the head backward.

Front 12

Supination

Back 12

A type of lateral or outward rotational.

Front 13

Pronation

Back 13

A type of medial or inward rotation.

Front 14

Metaphyses

Back 14

Contain the growth portion of the bone and are located where the epiphyses joins the diaphyses.

Front 15

Periosteum

Back 15

Dense, fibrous sheath surrounding the diaphyses.