Muscular A&P
What is pronation?
turning palm downward
How many bones consist of the skeletal system?
206
What does the root word oste/o mean?
Bone
What is the name for fingers and toes?
Phalanges
What is a fracture?
A break or crack in the bone
What does it mean when a muscle shortens in length?
contracts
Which is the function of the joint?
Give skeleton flexibility
What is the suffix used for pain?
-algia
What is the name of the knee cap?
Patella
What is osteoporosis?
A disease involving thinning or weakening of the bones. (Porous bone.)
What is 'the science that studies movement, how it is produced and the muscles involved'?
Kinesiology
What is the abnormal increase in forward curvature of lumbar spine, known as swayback?
Lordosis
What does the term -asthenia mean?
Weakness
Where is the Ilium?
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What connects bone to bone?
A. Ligament
B. Tendon
A. Ligament
muscle to bone: tendon
What is another name for smooth muscle?
Visceral
Which division of the skeleton does the pectoral girdle belong?
Appendicular
What does the prefix inter- mean?
between
Where is the location of the tibia?
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What cushions the end of a bone?
Cartilage
What is 'the more moveable bone' when muscles contract and both bones move?
Insertion
Name the order of the five sections of the vertebral column in order from superior to inferior.
Cervical Vertebrae (C1-C7)
Thoracic Vertebrae (T1-T12)
Lumbar Vertebrae (L1-L5)
Sacrum
Coccyx
What is the suffix for the meaning "to puncture to withdraw fluid"?
-centesis
Where is the location of the radius?
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What is the separation of two bones at a joint?
Dislocation