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43 Cards in this Set
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Compact Bone Rohan |
A bone that has no visible openings |
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Spongy Bone Rohan |
A bone that does have visible openings. Holds up most of skeleton |
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Red Marrow Rohan |
Place where new blood cells are created |
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Yellow Marrow Rohan |
Produces fat and cartilage |
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Cartilage Rohan |
A firm, elastic, flexible type of connective white tissue that is in your ears and the front of your nose |
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Ligament Rohan |
A band of tissue serving to connect bones, hold organs in place, etc |
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Hinge Rohan |
A joint type that flexes or extends back and forth |
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Saddle Rohan |
Flexion/Extension/Adduction/Abduction/Circumduction |
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Ball and Socket Rohan |
Flexion/Extension/Adduction/Abduction/Internal & External Rotation |
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Gliding Rohan |
Gliding Movement joint type |
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Condyloid Rohan |
Flexion/Extension/Adduction/Abduction/Circumduction |
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Pivot Rohan |
Rotation of one bone around another |
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Muscle Tissue Rohan |
Soft tissue that composes muscles in animals |
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Skeletal Muscle Rohan |
Skeletal muscle tissue generally allows for physical movements of all sorts. Skeletal muscles usually function in pairs, and their control is typically voluntary |
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Tendon Rohan |
A flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone |
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Flexor Rohan |
A muscle whose contraction bends a limb or other part of the body |
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Extensor Rohan |
A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or other part of the body. |
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Voluntary Rohan |
Under the conscious control of the brain. |
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Involuntary Rohan |
A compulsory action |
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1st Class Lever Rohan |
First-class levers have the fulcrum placed between the load and the effort, as in the seesaw, crowbar, and balance scale. |
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2nd Class Lever Rohan |
Second-class levers have the load between the effort and the fulcrum. |
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3rd Class Lever Rohan |
Third-class levers have the effort placed between the load and the fulcrum. |
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Long Bone Rohan |
Bones that are longer than they are wide |
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Short Bones Rohan |
Bones that have an equal length and an equal width |
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Irregular Bone Rohan |
A bone that cannot be classified into short, long, or a flat bone |
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Flat Bone Rohan |
Flat bones are bones whose principal function is either extensive protection or the provision of broad surfaces for muscular attachment. |
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Flexion Rohan |
Bending parts at a joint so that the angle between them decreases and the parts come closer together (bending the knee). |
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Extension Rohan |
Straightening parts at a joint so that the angle between them increases and the parts move farther apart (straightening the knee). |
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Dorsiflexion Rohan |
Movement at the ankle that brings the foot farther from the shin (walking or standing on toes). |
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Plantar Flexion Rohan |
Movement at the ankle that brings the foot farther from the shin (walking or standing on toes). |
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Hyperextension Rohan |
Extension of the parts at a joint beyond the anatomical position (bending the head back beyond the upright position); often used to describe an abnormal extension beyond the normal range of motion resulting in injury. |
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Abduction Rohan |
Moving a part away from the midline (lifting the upper limb horizontally to form a right angle with the side of the body). |
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Adduction Rohan |
Moving a part toward the midline (returning the upper limb from the horizontal position to the side of the body). |
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Rotation Rohan |
Moving a part around an axis (twisting the head from side to side). |
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Circumduction Rohan |
Moving a part so that its end follows a circular path (moving a finger in a circular motion without the the hand). |
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Pronation Rohan |
Turning the hand so that the palm is downward or facing posteriorly (in anatomical position). |
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Supination Rohan |
Turning the hand so that the palm is upward or facing anteriorly (in anatomical position). |
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Eversion Rohan |
Turning the foot so the plantar surfaces faces laterally. |
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Inversion Rohan |
Turning the foot so the plantar surfaces faces medially. |
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Retraction Rohan |
Moving a part backward (pulling the head backward). |
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Protraction Rohan |
Moving a part forward (thrusting the head forward). |
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Elevation Rohan |
Raising a part (shrugging the shoulders). |
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Depression Rohan |
Lowering a part (drooping the shoulders). |