Bones
What type of bones is the femur, the tibia and metatarsals?
Long bones
What is the study of large structures that can be easily seen?
What is thick connective tissue that holds bones together?
Ligaments
What is hyperextension?
Extending a body part beyond normal anatomical positions
What is the moving of a body part in a circle?
Circumduction (rolling wrists)
What 2 bones are irregular bones?
Vertebrae and coxae (hip bone)
What is organ?
A group of tissue that work together to perform a common function
What is the bending of a part part?
Flexion
What is adduction?
Moving a body part towards the body
What is inversion?
Turning the sole of the foot medially
What two bones are short bones?
-Carpals and Tarsals
What is histology?
What is the thickened dense, connective tissue that holds muscle to bone?
Tendons
What is pointing the toes up?
Dorsiflexion
What is pronation?
Turning the palm of the hand down
How many bones are in the human body?
206
What is system?
A group of organs that work together to perform a common function
Pointing the toes down
What is rotation?
Twisting a body part around Ex. Turning head side to side
What is eversion?
Turning the sole of the foot laterally
What type of bones are your ribs, cranial bones and sternum?
Flat bones
What are tissues?
A group of cells that are similar in structure and function
What is the straightening of a body part?
Extension
What is abduction
Moving a body part away from the body
What is supination?
Turning the palm of the hand up