Skeletal

Front 1

Ball and scket joint

Back 1

A rounded head of one bone fits into a curved space on another. ie. shoulder and hip

Front 2

Ellipsoidal joint

Back 2

A rounded projection that is o al shaped on one bone fits into a corresponding elliptical space on another bone. ie...where the radius in the forearm joins the carpal bones of the wrist.

Front 3

Saddle joint

Back 3

The joining portions of both bones are saddle shaped. ie between the bones of the thumb

Front 4

Hinge joint

Back 4

The bones come together like a door hinge and only move in two directions. ie. knee

Front 5

Pivot joint

Back 5

One bone rotates on its axis in an arch on the other bone.ie...between vertebrae in the neck and between radius and ulna in forearm.

Front 6

Gliding joint

Back 6

Two bones slide back and forth with very littlw movement allowed. This happens between the vertebrae and between the bones of the fingers and toes.

Front 7

Synarthrosis joints

Back 7

Very little movement, if any, at a synarthrosis. The bones are situated very close together, separated only by fibrous connective tissue. ie connections between the flat bones of the skull.

Front 8

amphiarthrotic joints

Back 8

Slithtly more space between the bones than synarthrosis joint and the space is occupied by cartilage. These joints allow some limited movement. ie. the vertebrae of spinal column.

Front 9

Diarthrosis joint

Back 9

Allow the most freedom of movement, and are the most common joints ing the body. At these joints, the bones are held together by ligaments. also known as synovial joints because the capsule surrounding the joint is filled w/synovial fluid that lubricates the joint movement.

Front 10

Diarthrotic joints

Back 10

Are the most numerous joints in the body and include ball and socket, elllipsoidal, saddle hinge, pivot and gliding joints.

Front 11

Abduction

Back 11

Movement away from the body's midline.

Front 12

Adduction

Back 12

Movement toward the body's midline.

Front 13

Circumduction

Back 13

Bone moves in a circle, narrow at onte end and wider at the other, like a cone

Front 14

Depression

Back 14

Lowering toward the floor.

Front 15

Elevation

Back 15

Rising toward the ceiling.

Front 16

Eversion

Back 16

Turning the sole of the foot outward.

Front 17

Extension

Back 17

Increases the angle between the bones of a joint, and returns the body part to its standard anatomical position.

Front 18

Flexioin

Back 18

Closes the angle between the bones of the joint in a bending motion.

Front 19

Horizontal adduction

Back 19

Movement toward the midline of the body but at a horizontal elevation positioin.

Front 20

Inversion

Back 20

Turning the sole of the foot inward.

Front 21

Lateral flexion

Back 21

Closing the angle between lateral body surfaces, as in bending over from the waist.

Front 22

Pronation

Back 22

Rotation of the forearm to bring the palms face down: turning the sole of the foot inward.

Front 23

Protraction

Back 23

Movement forward.

Front 24

Retraction

Back 24

Movement backward.

Front 25

Rotation

Back 25

Pivoting on an axis, as in turning the head.

Front 26

Supination

Back 26

Moving the forearm to turn the palms up or forward.

Front 27

Cranium

Back 27

Refers to the skull as a whole, which is made up of eight head bones and fourteen face bones.

Front 28

Ethmoid

Back 28

Bone where the olfactory nerves go through the skull: one of the head bones.

Front 29

Fontanel

Back 29

The place in the top of the skull where the bones come together, which is covered only by a membrane in newborns.

Front 30

Inferior nasal concha

Back 30

Bones in the sides of the nasal cavity. There are two of these among the face bones.

Front 31

Lacrimal

Back 31

Bone near the tear glands. Two of these are included in the face bones.

Front 32

Lambdoidal suture

Back 32

Line where the back and sides of the skull come together

Front 33

Mandible

Back 33

the lower jaw: one of teh face bones.

Front 34

Mastoid

Back 34

projections on teh sides of teh skull behind each ear: also called the mastoid processes.

Front 35

Maxilla

Back 35

the upper jaw: one of the face bones.

Front 36

Occipital

Back 36

the skull bone at the back of the head: one of the head bones.

Front 37

Ossicles

Back 37

the tiny bones in the ear. There are 3 in each ear.

Front 38

Palatine

Back 38

two bones located behind the mouth. There are 2 of these face bones.

Front 39

Parietal

Back 39

2 head bones forming the sides of the skull.

Front 40

Sagittal suture

Back 40

line between the two sides of the skull.

Front 41

Sphenoid

Back 41

located just in front of the occipital bone toward the back of the head: a head bone.

Front 42

Squamous suture

Back 42

lines between bones on eacah side of the head.

Front 43

Temporal

Back 43

the base of the skull. There are two of these head bones.

Front 44

Vomer

Back 44

the partition between the nostrils: a face bone.

Front 45

Zygomatic

Back 45

the 2 cheek bones just under the eyes, included among the face bones.

Front 46

spine

Back 46

4 sections corresponding to its natural curves. cervical, thoracic, lumbar and pelvic.

Front 47

axis (spine)

Back 47

first vertebrae

Front 48

atlas (spine)

Back 48

second vertebrae

Front 49

Thoracic (spine)

Back 49

12 thoracic vertebrae. distinguished by spinous processes the points on the backs of the ver. that point downward.

Front 50

Lumbar (spine)

Back 50

5 Lumbar vertebrae anchor the lower back muscles.

Front 51

sacrum

Back 51

is made up of 5 fused vertebrae, with the coccyx attatched below.

Front 52

coccyx

Back 52

made up of 3-5 fused vertebrae.

Front 53

Humerus

Back 53

the upper arm bone, attaches to the scapula and the radius and ulna.

Front 54

Ulna

Back 54

the bone on the little finger side (medial side) of the lower arm.

Front 55

Radius

Back 55

The bone on the thumb side (lateral side) of the lower arm.

Front 56

Carpals

Back 56

the 8 wrist bones. they lie in two rows of four and are attached by ligaments.

Front 57

Metacarpals

Back 57

5 bones in the palm of the hand. there is one for the base of each finger and the thumb.

Front 58

Phalanges

Back 58

the finger bones. They extend beyond the palm's metacarpals. each finger has 3, called proximal, middle and distal. the thumb has two called proximal and distal.

Front 59

Femur

Back 59

the large heavy thigh bone. connects to the coxal bone of the pelvis at its head, and joins the tibia. The femur is said to be the strongest bone in the body

Front 60

Tibia

Back 60

The shinbone. The larger of the two lower leg bones.

Front 61

Fibia

Back 61

The smaller of the two lower leg bones. It does not form part of the knee, but does form part of the ankle.

Front 62

Patella

Back 62

The kneecap. This is an example of a sesamoid bone, one that is embedded in tendon tissue.

Front 63

Tarsals

Back 63

The seven ankle bones.

Front 64

Metatarsals

Back 64

Five bones in the arch of the foot.

Front 65

Phalanges

Back 65

The toe bones. each toe has three, called proximal, middle and distal, except the big toes which have only proximal and distal.