Joints
The joint consisting of the Femur articulating with two other bones
What is the Knee Joint?
The group of muscles responsible for extension of the knee
What are Quadriceps muscles?
These are bones that account for 56 out of 206 of the bones in an adult body
What are Phalanges?
The ligament that encases the Proximal head of the Radius connecting it to the Ulna
What is the Annular Ligament?
A chronic injury, most commonly found in elderly, is treated with this surgery
What is Knee Replacement Surgery?
An intertarsal joint consisting of three different tarsals
What is the Talocalcaneonavicular Joint?
The agonist muscle for extension of the Hallux
What is the Extensor Hallucis Longus?
A collection of bones that protect the internal organs of the Thorax
What are Ribs?
The ligament that experiences stress when the knee is flexed
What is the Posterior Cruciate Ligament?
Abnormal bone growth caused by tension of tight ligaments
What are Heel Spurs?
The only Fibrous Joint of the Appendicular skeleton
What is the Distal Tibiofibular Joint?
The antagonist muscle for flexion of the Elbow
What is Triceps Brachii?
The least common type of bone in the body
What is a Sesamoid bone?
This ligament is stretched/torn when the ankle is inverted
What is the Anterior Talofibular Ligament?
An acute injury that can only be treated with surgery
What is Labral Tear?
A type of joint that allows for Flexion, Extension, Adduction, Abduction, Internal Rotation and External Rotation, the most mobile type of joint in the body
What is a Ball and Socket Joint?
The muscle that originates on the medial epicondyle of the humerus and inserts on the radius providing pronation of the hand
What is the Pronator Teres?
The Vertebral Column falls under this category of bones
What are Irregular Bones?
One of two ligaments that run from the Scapula to the Clavicle
What is the Acromioclavicular Ligament?
What is the Coracoclavicular Ligament?
The most commonly fractured hip bone
What is the Pubis?
The most mobile joint in the appendicular skeleton, this specific joint is capable of up to 9 different movements
What is the Glenohumeral Joint?
This group consists of 4 muscles that provide adduction, extension, medial and lateral rotation of the shoulder
What are Rotator Cuff Muscles?
The key to transferring energy from the upper body to the lower body
What is the Sacrum?
The ligament that runs across the same bone to keep the Biceps Brachii tendon in place
What is the Transverse Humeral Ligament?
An injury most commonly found in baseball pitchers or quarterbacks
What is Rotator Cuff Injury?