"Bone" Appetit
What is the role of osteoclasts?
Degrade bone/bone remodeling
This movement increases the angle between bones
Extension
The only type of muscle that does not include striations
Smooth muscle
Fracture
Gallus gallus is the scientific name for this creature.
Domestic chicken
Rib cage, sternum, vertebrae, cranium, any specific face bones
Movement towards the body's midline
Adduction
Define this: Myalgia
Muscle pain
This branch of medicine uses imaging technology to diagnose and treat disease/injury.
Radiology
Name the functional and structural classifications: The skull joint connects the two main sets of bones in the head that protect the brain and create the framework for the face with the upmost stability.
Fibrous; synarthroses
Inflammation of one or more joints is known as this
Arthritis
With your hand resting on the table in front of you and keeping your shoulder and elbow still, turn your hand on its back, palm up
Supination
A flat, thin muscle in the wall of the cheek
Buccinator
What can be done to treat carpopedal spasms?
Drink something rich in electrolytes like Gatorade.
This group of muscles antagonizes the quadriceps
Hamstrings (semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris)
List four functions of the skeletal system.
Provide structural support, protect organs, make hormones, store minerals, provide attachment site for muscles and movement, make blood cells
Involves the movement of the sole away from the median plane so that the sole faces in a lateral direction
Eversion
This is the prime move in inspiration
Diaphragm
This disorder involves excessive breakdown and regrowth of bones
Pagat's disease
Which food at your career stations was rich in sodium, magnesium, potassium, AND calcium?
Melons
The highest paid physician specialty
Orthopedics
Name five components that would be found in all synovial joints.
Articular cartilage, joint cavity, synovial fluid, joint capsule, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves
The specialized organelles in muscle cells that release calcium ions during contractions
Sarcoplasmic reticulum
Is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) more common in males or females? EXPLAIN why.
Males, because they only have 1 X chromosome and it is inherited recessively on this chromosome. (Women have 2 X chromosomes, and thus a chance of having a dominant form block out a recessive form).
Describe what needs to happen in order for a muscle to contract. Include information about the neurotransmitter, energy source, mineral released, and two myofilaments involved.
Acetylcholine (ACh), ATP energy, calcium ions, actin and myosin (myosin connects to actin and pulls it to center).