Upper Extremity
Muscles
Movement
Lower Extremity
Vocabulary
100
The major joint in terms of movement at the proximal end of the upper extremity.
What is the glenohumeral joint?
100
The major agonist of the chest press or bench press.
What is the pectorals major?
100
In general, moving away from the body.
What is abduction?
100
The largest long bone of the human body.
What is the femur?
100
Moving the toes towards the body.
What is dorsiflexion?
200
The pivot joint which is comprised of two bones at the distal end of the upper extremity.
What is the distal radioulnar joint?
200
The "cap" over the glenohumeral joint.
What is the deltoid muscle?
200
At the elbow, moving the palm of the hand towards the shoulder.
What is flexion?
200
The anatomical structure which is commonly referred to as the "ankle" bone.
What is the lateral malleolus?
200
Something which is closer to the midline of the body in comparison to another anatomical structure.
What is medial?
300
The grouping of bones distal to the wrist.
What are the carpals?
300
A diamond-shaped muscle which spans the back from the cervical vertebrae to last thoracic vertebrae.
What is the trapezius?
300
At the hip, the acceleration phase of kicking a ball.
What is hip flexion?
300
The three bones which make up the "hip."
What are the ilium, ischium, and pubis?
300
A movement plane which is horizontal in nature.
What is transverse?
400
The olecranon process.
What is the anatomical name for the process commonly referred to as the "elbow."
400
Group of four muscles which make up the "quadriceps" muscle group.
What are the vastus laterals, vastus intermedius, vastus medialis, and rectus femoris?
400
The primary plane of movement involved with bowling.
What is the sagittal plane?
400
The bone which is the "heel" of the foot.
What is the calcaneus?
400
The rectus femoris in relation to the vastus intermedius.
What is anterior or superficial?
500
The two tubercles of the proximal humerus.
What are the greater and lesser tubercles?
500
The muscles which comprise the "rotator cuff."
What are the supraspinatus, infraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis.
500
The three joint actions of pulling a rope with both hands towards the body.
What are: glenohumeral extension, elbow flexion, and scapulothorasic downward rotation?
500
The three bones which make up the ankle joint.
What are the tibia, fibula, and talus?
500
The biceps femoris in relation to the semitendinosus.
What is lateral?
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