Skeletal Anatomy
Vertebrae located at chest region
Thoracic
Twisting action tears a ligament at a joint
Sprain
Attaches muscles to bone
Tendons
Sudden, painful, involuntary muscle contractions
Muscle spasms
State of partial contraction of muscles at all times even when not use
Muscle tone
Name of the first seven pairs of ribs
True
Bone breaks and pierces/ruptures through the skin
Compound Fracture (open)
When muscle attaches to bone, name the end that does not move
Origin
Chronic, widespread pain in specific muscle sites
Fibromyalgia
Increasing the angle between 2 bones
Extension
What is the membrane that lines the medullary canal
Endosteum
Fracture when bone fragments or splinters into more than 2 pieces
Comminuted
Name of the tough sheet-like membrane that covers and protects the tissue
Fascia
Group of inherited diseases that lead to chronic, progressive muscle atrophy
Muscular Dystrophy
What vertebrae do the floating ribs attached to
Thoracic
Name of openings in a bone that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter or leave the bone
Foramina
Side-to-side or lateral curvature of spine
Scoliosis
Bending the lower arm up toward the upper arm
Flexion
Severe tightening of a flexor muscle
Contracture
Ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus
Excitability
Name the area of the bone that is necessary for bone growth, repair and nutrition
Periosteum
Rounded bowing of the back at the thoracic area; "hunchback"
Kyphosis
Name for the end of muscle that moves when the muscle contracts
Insertion
Chronic condition where nerves impulses are not properly transmitted to the muscle
Myasthenia Gravis
Ability of a muscle to return to its original shape
Elasticity