Also known as the shoulder blade
What is the scapula?
This movement happens when you decrease the angle of a joint
What is flexion?
The patella is an example of this type of bone
What is a sesamoid bone?
Your arms and legs make up the skeleton
What is appendicular?
List 2 functions of bones
What are:
Support for body
Protects vital organs
Assists with movement
Produces blood cells
Stores minerals
The humerus and femur are examples of this type of bone
What is a long bone?
Action your hips perform when doing the splits
What is abduction?
The group name for the bones in the wrist. Also sounds like what you have when two or more people ride in a vehicle.
What are carpal bones?
This vertebrae is also known as the Atlas
What is C1?
These 2 ankle motions could also be considered moving medially and laterally
What are inversion and eversion?
These bones make up the Acromioclavicular (AC) joint
What is the clavicle and scapula?
This ankle movement points the toes toward the sky
What is dorsiflexion?
Medical term for both fingers and toes
What are phalanges?
Also known as the front side of the body
What is anterior?
2 differences between the male and female pelvis
What are?
Females - Wider hips, circular cavity
Males - Narrower hips, cylindrical cavity
What is 206?
This shoulder movement happens when you hug yourself
What is horizontal adduction?
This group of fused bones is the most distal of the vertebral sections
What is the coccyx?
Standing upright, arms at sides, palms facing forward, toes pointing straight ahead
What is anatomical position?
These are 2 common features of bone
What are:
living tissue
vascular (rich bloody supply)
constantly changing tissue
rich in minerals
These types of bones are found in the skull
What are flat bones?
This occurs when we rotate our femur or humerus outward
What is external rotation?
Part of the sternum that is the most superior
What is the manubrium?
Name this bone
What is the fibula?
These are the 2 most superior vertebral sections
What are cervical and thoracic?