BONES
The short bones found in your wrists.
What are carpals?
This type of joint allow no movement.
What is fibrous joint?
Below or further away from the head.
What is inferior?
This type of quantity has both size and direction.
What is a vector?
A neurotransmitter which plays a key role in stimulating skeletal muscle contraction.
What is acetylcholine?
The main function of the Axial Skeleton.
What is protection?
Elbow is this type of joint.
What is hinge joint?
The patella is __________ to the tarsals.
What is superior?
This type of lever has the fulcrum in the middle.
What is a first class lever?
Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
What is adduction?
The rounded end of a long bone.
What is epiphysis?
Name the types of synovial joints found in the body.
What are: gliding, hinge, ball and socket, pivot, saddle, condyloid?
The ilium is ________to the spine.
What is lateral?
The acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the force applied and inversely proportional to the mass.
What is Newton's second law of motion?
Outline the three main types of muscle contraction.
What are isometric, isotonic and isokinetic muscle contraction?
This structure in the long bones mainly acts as a store for fats.
What is yellow bone marrow?
Connective tissue between two bones.
What is a ligament?
Further away from where a limb attaches to the body.
What is distal?
These three factors affect projectile motion at take-off or release.
What are speed of release, height of release and
angle of release.
A neuromuscular reflex that inhibits the antagonistic when the agonist muscle contracts, allowing a movement to occur.
What is reciprocal inhibition?
The membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones.
What is the periosteum?
A thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of some joints, e.g. the knee, which acts as shock absorber and also plays a crucial role in load-bearing.
What is menisci?
The sternum is ___________ to the humerus.
What is medial?
Moment of inertia X angular velocity.
What is angular momentum?
This is the portion of the sarcomere in which thin and thick filaments overlap.
What is A band?