Classification of Bones
How are bones classified?
By shape
A narrow opening in a bone
Fissure
Name the two kinds of striated muscle
Cardiac and Skeletal muscle
Define abduction
Movement away from the midline of the body
Describe the clavicle using Layman’s terms
Collar bone
Give an example of a flat bone
Frontal, parietal, occipital, scapula, sternum, rib, lacrimal, nasal, vomer, hip
This process functions as the point of attachment for tendons and ligaments in the femur and humerus
Epicondyle
What are the two points of attachment of a muscle?
Origin and insertion
What movement decreases the angle of a joint
Flexion
Define the shoulder blade and describe its location in the body using medical terminology
Scapula. Posterior to ribs, posterior and inferior to clavicle, lateral to spine, deep to deltoid and trapezius
Name all six classifications of bone
Flat bone, sutural bone, short bone, irregular bone, sesamoid bone, long bone
Describe the acetabulum in laymans terms and in medical terms
Layman’s: the socket of the hip joint
Medical: A depression in the lateral aspect of the pelvis which connects to the femoral head
The point of attachment for a muscle that is moved during contraction
Insertion
This movement is done to put your hands in anatomical position
Supination
What is the inferior aspect of sternum?
Xiphoid process
The femur is an example of a…
Long bone
What bone is the foramen magnum a part of?
Occipital bone
These two muscle groups are known as involuntary muscle
Cardiac and Visceral (smooth) muscle
Pointing your toe is an example of this movement
Plantar flexion
Describe where the Illium is located using medical terminology
Superior to Ischium
Lateral to Sacrum
The three regions of a long bone...
Epiphysis, Metaphysis, Diaphysis
Describe the styloid process using medical terminology
The inferior projection of the temporal bone
The origin of the Biceps Brachii
What muscles are worked during a leg extension?
Quadriceps femoris or vastus medialis, intermedius, lateralis and rectus femoris
Describe the location of the olecranon using medical terminology
Proximal end of the ulna
Superior aspect of the ulna