Muscles
Bones
Movement
Injury
Disease
100
Muscle on the posterior side of upper arm that functions to extend your arm at the elbow joint. Hint: named after having "three heads"
What is the triceps brachii?
100
This nutrient is essentially a building block of bone, and it helps maintain bone strength throughout your lifetime
What is calcium? (also Vitamin D)
100
Anatomical word for decreasing the angle of a joint. Ex: movement of your arm when doing a bicep curl
What is flexion?
100
Most commonly torn ligament in knee most often due to abnormal twisting of knee. Common injury in many sports especially football.
What is the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)?
100
Medical term for complete or partial break of a bone.
What is a fracture?
200
A band of tough, fibrous tissue that connects muscle to bones.
What is a tendon?
200
Short band of tough, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages and holds together a joint.
What is a ligament?
200
the electrical impulse sent down axons in an "all or none" fashion that helps to produce muscle contraction and ultimately movement.
What is the action potential?
200
A stretching or tearing of a muscle or a tissue connecting muscle to bone (tendon)
What is a muscle strain? (Bonus points if for difference b/w strain and sprain?)
200
decrease in the mass of muscle most often due to lack of physical activity.
What is muscle atrophy
300
Four large muscles that are located on the anterior portion of the thigh and assist with gait (walking).
What are the quadriceps?
300
The longest bone in an adult human
What is the femur?
300
The outward rotation of your foot or arm. Ex: the movement you would have to make to hold a bowl of soup
What is supination? (Extra points if you can name the opposite movement)
300
Most commonly sprained ligament.
What is the ankle joint ligaments? (specifically the anterior talofibular ligament)
300
a disease that includes many different forms and is mostly characterized by joint pain and stiffness.
What is arthritis?
400
The three types of muscle tissue in the human body.
What are the cardiac, skeletal, and smooth muscle.
400
Most commonly broken bone in the body.
What is the clavicle?
400
the action of bringing your arm towards the midline of your body
What is adduction? (Extra points: what is the opposite motion?)
400
Most commonly broken bone in body
What is the clavicle?
400
A disease in which bones lose an excessive amount of protein and minerals (such as calcium) and consequently lose more bone mass than they are making.
What is osteoporosis?
500
Longest muscle in the human body. Hint: originates from a latin word meaning "tailor".
What is the sartorius?
500
Smallest bone in the body
What is the stapes? (will also take ossicle or even bone in ear)
500
decreasing the angle between your foot and leg. Ex: pointing your toes up towards the sky Hint: think dolphins...??
What is dorsiflexion? (Extra points for opposite motion)
500
Common shoulder injury in baseball and tennis players that involves shoulder pain and weakness.
What is rotator cuff tear? (Extra points if you can name any of the muscles)
500
Lateral curvature of the spine. Often presents with back pain and treatment can include back braces and surgery.
What is scoliosis?
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