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large opening in the base of the occipital bone

foramen magnum

connects temporal and parietal bones

squamous suture

failure of these anterior bones to fuse causes a condition known as cleft palate

maxillae

wing-shaped bone that forms part of the floor of the cranial vault

sphenoid bone

houses the apparatus of the internal and middle ear

temporal bone

this bone has a passageway into the nasal cavity

ethmoid bone

name the structures that make up the axial skeleton

skull


vertebral column


thoracic cage


hyoid bone

name the regions of the adult vertebral column in order from superior to inferior. (indicate number of bones in each region.

cervical (7)


Thoracic(12)


lumbar (5)


sacrum (5 fused vertebra)


coccyx (4 fused vertebra)

synarthrotic joints

permit essentially no movement

True or false:


all synovial joints are freely moveable

true

the cruciate ligaments of the knee prevent?

hyperextension of the knee

EXTRACAPSULAR ligaments stabilizing the knee include?

lateral and medial collateral ligaments which minimize lateral or medial angular movements

the hip joint is comprised of the?

head of the femur and the acetabulum

the bump that can be palpated as the medial aspect of the ankle is the?

medial malleolus of the tibia

the two bones that articulate to form a saddle joint are?

the trapezium and the first metacarpal

the proper anatomical name for the shoulder is the ________ joint?

glenohumeral

what can cause gouty arthritis

excessive blood levels of uric acid deposited as crystals in the soft tissue joints

the functional classification of a freely moveable joint

diarthrotic

partial dislocation of a joint

subluxation

the joint action that squeezes your shoulder blades together behind you

retraction

the joint action that turns the foot medially at the ankle

inversion

the joint action that opposes elevation

depression

the joint action that lowers your arm to your side

adduction

the type of muscle cell that is always multinucleated

skeletal

the functional unit of skeletal muscle

sarcomere

the structure within skeletal muscle cells that stores calcium

sarcoplasmic reticulum

what part of the sarcolemma contains acetylcholine receptors

motor end plate

muscle contraction requires?

Ca2+ and ATP

In an isotonic contraction, the muscle?

changes in length and moves the load

creatine phosphate functions in the muscle cell by?

storing energy that will be transferred to ADP to resynthesize ATP



THE THIN FILAMENT IS MADE OF 3 PROTEINS. NAME THEM

TROPOMYOSIN


TROPONIN


ACTIN

list the structures that form the skeletal muscle triad

t-tubules and terminal cisternae

describe the termination of transmission at the neuromuscular junction

1) Ach broken down by AchE


2) Ach diffuses out of synaptic cleft and away from motor end plate

an opening through which blood vessels, nerves or ligaments pass

foramen

a sharp, slender, projection

spinous process

a prominent ridge that forms attachment points for connective tissue

crest

a shallow depression

fossa

a rounded projection supported on the neck of a bone that forms joints

head

a large rounded rough projection that forms attachment points for connective tissue

tuberosity

a furrow along a bone surface that accommodates a blood vessel, nerve, or tendon

sulcus