Bones 1
How many bones are in the adult human body?
206
Largest, strongest bone in the human body.
How many muscles are in the human body?
Over 600
Face up
A bending movement that brings bones closer together.
Flexion
What do bones store?
Minerals such as calcium
What are phalanges?
Fingers and toes
What is the muscle group located on the tops/caps of the shoulders
Deltiods
Toes pointing upwards towards the shin.
Dorsiflexion
What is an isometric contraction?
Muscle is under tension without shortening or lengthening.
What type of bone is the patella?
Sesamoid
What type of bones are the carpals and tarsal?
Short bones
What muscle is connected to the calcaneus through the Achilles tendon?
Gastrocnemius
An extremity being moved laterally away from the midline is what movement?
Abduction
The forearm can rotate the hand from palm up to palm down back to palm up. What movements happen during this?
Supination (palm up) pronation (palm down)
The jaw bone.
Mandible
Shin bone
Tibia
What is an agonist muscle?
Primary mover
The triceps is responsible for what elbow movement?
Extension
The deltoids are responsible for what main shoulder movement?
Abduction
How many thoracic vertebrae do we have? (Hint: each vertebrae connects to a pair of ribs)
12
What is the coccyx?
Tailbone
What is the middle sized gluteal muscle named and where is it located?
Gluteus medius on the lateral hips
The quadriceps are responsible for what motion at the knee and what motion at the hip?
Knee- extension
Hip- flexion
Tibialis anterior is responsible for what movement?
Dorsiflexion