Joints
What is a hinge joint
skeleton that consists of head, ribcage and vertebral column
What is axial?
Skeleton that consists of shoulder and pelvic girdles; arms and legs
What is appendicular?
connects bone to bone
what is a ligament ?
away from the body
What is abduction
The skull
What is a fixed or fibrous joint
wrist bones
what are carpal bones ?
bones of the upper foot
what are tarsal bones
connects muscle to bone
What is a tendon ?
shortening of a muscle. moving one body part closer to the other
what is flexion?
shoulder or hip
What is a ball and socket joint
Knee cap
what is the patella ?
shoulder blades
what is the scapula ?
tightening of muscles and joints due to lack of use
What is a contracture?
turning hand up
what is supination ?
found at the neck
pivot joint
largest bone in the body
What is the femur
bone condition associated with small stature; bowed legs , also known as dwarfism?
What is achondroplasia?
areas of the body susceptible to pressure injury
what are bony prominences?
pointing foot toward the floor
what is plantar flexion?
Bone condition that causes joint pain; associated with old age
What is osteoarthritis ?
Bone condition that is associated with a curvature of the spine
What is scoliosis?
2 bones that make up the ball and socket joint of the hip
what are femur and pelvis
touching the thumb to each finger
what is opposition