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23 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Pad of fibrocartilage that forms Anterior of Pelvic Girdle |
pubic symphysis |
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Joint capsule |
fibrous capsule lined by synovial membrane which is continuous with periosteum |
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Synovial fluid |
viscous slippery fluid rich in albumin and hyaluronic acid. Similar to raw egg white |
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articular cartilage |
hyaline cartilage covering joint surfaces |
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meniscus |
a pad of fibrocartilage in jaw wrist, knee, and sternoclavicular joints. Absorbs shock. Guids bone movements and distributes force |
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tendon |
attaches muscle to bone |
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ligament |
attaches bone to bone |
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Circumduction |
combo of flexion abduction extension and adduction to produce a circular movement |
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fusiform muscles |
thick in middle and tapered at ends. ex. biceps brachii |
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convergent muscle |
broad at origin and tapering into a narrower insertion. ex. pectoralis major |
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Parallel muscles |
parallel fascicles. ex. rectus abdominis |
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circular muscles |
act as sphincters. Ring around a body opening. ex. orbicularis oris |
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pennate muscles |
fascicles insert obliquely onto a tendon. Uni pennate, bipennate, and multipennate. Ex deltoid |
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prime mover/antagonist |
produces most of force |
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synergist |
aids prime mover stabilizes nearby joint. Modifies direction of movement |
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antagonist |
opposes prime mover. Prevents excessive movement |
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fixator |
prevents movement bone that prime mover is attached to |
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Intrinsic muscles |
contained within a region such as the hand |
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extrinsic muscles |
move but are found outside the regionof movement |
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erector spinae group |
deep muscle of back. 3 colums extends from sacrum to ribs. Extends vertebral column |
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semispinalis group |
deep muscle of back. vertebrae to vertebrae. extends neck |
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multifidis |
vertebrae to vertebra. Rotates vertebral column |
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superficial muscles of back |
trapezius, levator scapulae, rhomboids, supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres major, latissimus dorsi |
