⚙️ System Showdown
This system is responsible for producing movement and maintaining posture.
What is the muscular system?
Your brain weighs 3 pounds.
What is true?
A student learns the structure of the skeletal system and identifies bones, muscles, and organs.
What is anatomy?
A client is standing upright facing forward with palms facing outward.
What is anatomical position?
In anatomical terminology, these two prefixes mean "two" and "three." Name the prefixes and give a muscle example for each.
What are bi- and tri-? Bi- means two (biceps), and tri- means three (triceps).
Massage may help reduce cortisol, which belong to this system.
What is the endocrine system?
Your femur is stronger than concrete.
What is true?
A scientist studies how the body moves during a squat and analyzes joint and muscle coordination.
What is kinesiology?
This directional term describes a structure closer to the midline of the body.
What is medial?
A client raises their arm out to the side and then lowers it back to their body. Name the two opposite movements being performed and identify which is which.
What are abduction and adduction? Raising the arm away from the body is abduction, and bringing it back toward the body is adduction.
Massage indirectly benefits this system by improving joint mobility and alignment.
What is the skeletal system?
The human heart beats about 50,000 times per day.
What is False? The average heart beats around 100,000 times per day.
A clinician studies how a specific illness affects the structure and function of the body over time.
What is pathology?
This directional term describes a structure closer to the feet.
What is inferior?
These two terms describe the attachment points of a muscle. One is usually the more stable attachment, while the other is usually the more movable attachment. Name both and identify which is which.
What are the origin and insertion? The origin is the more stable attachment, and the insertion is the more movable attachment.
Massage can support this system by improving circulation and blood flow.
What is the cardiovascular system?
The human body contains about 10,000 miles of blood vessels.
What is False? It’s closer to 60,000 miles.
A researcher investigates the cause of a disease outbreak and determines how it began and spread.
What is etiology?
This directional term describes a structure closer to the point of attachment to the trunk.
What is proximal?
These two bony projections are found on vertebrae. One extends laterally from the sides of the vertebra, while the other projects posteriorly and can be felt along the midline of the back. Name both structures and identify which is which.
What are the transverse process and spinous process? The transverse process extends laterally from the vertebra, and the spinous process projects posteriorly from the vertebra.
Massage can help stimulate this system because it does not have a central pump like the heart.
What is the lymphatic system?
The small intestine is longer than the large intestine.
What is true?
(The small intestine is about 4–5 times longer than the large intestine.)
A student studies how the heart pumps blood and how muscles contract during movement.
What is physiology?
These three anatomical planes are used to divide the body in different ways. Identify each plane and how it divides the body.
What is the sagittal plane divides left/right, the coronal/frontal plane divides front/back, and the transverse plane divides upper/lower?
A torn ACL is an injury to one of these structures, while a torn Achilles involves the other. Name both connective tissues and identify what they connect.
What are ligaments and tendons? Ligaments connect bone to bone, and tendons connect muscle to bone.