Skeletal System
study of structure, how pieces are built together
What is anatomy?
The muscle that joins the bone
What are tendons?
Movement away from midline
What is abduction?
Moving structure posteriorly
What is retraction?
Study of how they function, the purpose behind it
What is Physiology?
It connects bone to bone
What are ligaments?
Movement towards midline
What is adduction?
Moving a structure superiorly
What is elevation?
Divides the body into the right & left halves; does not run thru the midline
What is sagittal plane?
It covers the ends of bones or between bones
What is cartilage?
The turning plantar surface of foot laterally
What is eversion?
Moving a structure inferiorly
What is depression?
Divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
What is coronal/frontal plane?
The area where 2 bones are attached for purpose of permitting body parts to move
What are joints/articulations?
The turning plantar surface of foot medially
What is inversion?
Movement of foot towards
What is dorsiflexion?
Divides the body into superior & inferior parts
What is transverse plane?
Tissue that connects, supports, binds, or separates other tissues or organs
What is connective tissue?
Moving structure anteriorly
What is protraction?
Decreasing angle between parts
What is flexion?