Bony Landmarks
a fancy word for 'heel'
calcaneus
The orientation of my nose in relation to my shoulders
Medial
The number of vertebrae in the lumbar section of the spine
5
a C-shaped, rubbery pad of fibrocartilage in the knee that acts as a shock absorber between the femur (thighbone) and tibia (shinbone)
meniscus
Tendinitis on the plantar side of the foot that often causes sharp heel pain
plantar fasciitis
What sticks out my back from each vertebra
spinous process
The word for rotating my palms forward
supinate
Folks use the acronym "ACL" to stand for this part of the knee
Anterior Cruciate Ligament
the tissue between a muscle and a bone
tendon
a term for falling arches that may cause inner knee problems
pronation
a boney landmark that only lives on the femur (the bigger one)
Greater trochanter
The action of moving my arm towards the midline
Adduction
The meaning behind the anatomical term "Coccyx"
Cuckoo's beak
the tissue between two bones
ligament
Something I avoid by not loading my lumber vertebrae in flexion
herniated disc
the name of the inner boney protuberance found on my ankle
medial malleolus
a bone that rotates *externally* when I bend my knees
femur
The pelvis is composed of which three fused bones?
Ilium, ischium and pubis
A kind of curve that solely exists in early spinal development
kyphosis
small fluid-filled sacs that reduce friction between moving parts in your body's joints (found in shoulders, knees, elbows etc)
bursa sacs
the fossa found underneath the scapula
subscapular
Where rotation of the wrist occurs
elbow joint
the amount of joints in the scapulohumeral complex
3 (or 4 if you include the scapulothoracic joint that "floats")
the tissue between every vertebra that absorb shock
intervertebral disc
a "rhythm" for coordinating the scapula and humerus helping to prevent shoulder impingement
scapulohumeral rhythm