Common Disorders
A curvature of the spinal column
The largest bone in the human body
This muscle's action is flexion of the elbow.
What is the biceps brachii?
The largest & strongest bone in the body.
What is the femur?
Also known as "visceral muscles," these muscles operate without voluntary control.
What is smooth muscle?
What is myalgia?
What are sesamoid bones?
This muscle group's action is flexion of the hips or extension of the knee.
What is the clavicle?
These muscles comprise 40 to 50% of human body weight.
What are skeletal muscles?
A form of arthritis that generally affects only one joint (most commonly the big toe), and is characterized by crystal deposits.
What is gout?
The long, main portion or shaft of the bone.
What is the diaphysis?
This muscle's main function is flexion of the knee and plantar flexion of the ankle.
Commonly known as the shoulder blade.
What is the scapula?
Long, slender threads that lie beside each other extending lengthwise throughout muscle tissue.
What are myofibrils?
What is myasthenia gravis?
Tiny structures in the bones that form collagen fibers using calcium and phosphorous.
This muscle's main function is abduction of the arm. `
What is the deltoid?
The two bones that comprise the forearm.
What are the radius and ulna.
What is bursitis?
Bones that have been arranged around the long axis of the body.
What is the axial skeleton?
This muscle's main function is adduction, extension, and internal rotation of the shoulder.
What is Latissimus dorsi?
The medical name for fingers and toes.
What are phalanges?
What is lactic acid?