Anatomy GPS
In anatomical position, palms face which direction?
Forward
Which plane divides the body into left and right portions?
Sagittal
Is the sternum axial or appendicular?
Axial
Which bone contains the acromion?
Scapula
Which muscle extends the elbow?
Triceps brachii
The wrist is _____ to the elbow.
Distal
Bringing the top of the foot toward the shin is called what?
Dorsiflexion
What connects muscle to bone?
Tendon
Which bone contains the medial malleolus?
Tibia
Name both priority calf muscles that plantarflex the ankle.
Gastrocnemius; soleus
An athlete faces you. Their injured shoulder appears on your left. Which shoulder is injured?
Right shoulder
With the elbow bent at the side, the palm turns from down to up. Name the movement.
Supination
Classify each: scapula and acromion.
Bone; landmark
Name the prominence on the anterior tibia just below the kneecap.
Tibial tuberosity
During single-leg stance, which priority muscle helps keep the pelvis level?
Gluteus medius
Describe the tibial tuberosity: _____ to the patella; on the _____ surface of the tibia.
Inferior; anterior
During a jumping jack, the right arm moves sideways away from the body. Name the shoulder movement and plane.
Abduction; frontal
An axial structure connects the spine with the pelvis and transfers forces between them. Name it.
Sacrum
A student labels the thumb-side wrist prominence “ulnar styloid.” Give the correct landmark name.
Radial styloid process
During controlled squat lowering, analyze the knee. Name the movement and quadriceps contraction.
Flexion; eccentric
A landmark is on the distal fibula, lateral to the tibia. Name it.
Lateral malleolus
During a lateral raise, the right arm returns toward the body. Name the shoulder movement and plane.
Adduction; frontal
A vertebral structure cushions between adjacent vertebral bodies. Name the structure and its tissue type.
Intervertebral disc; fibrocartilage
You locate the greater trochanter. The same-side leg then moves outward from standing. Name its bone and the hip movement.
Femur; abduction
During the rising phase of a lateral raise, identify the lateral deltoid’s contraction and the rotator cuff’s shared role.
Concentric; stabilization