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Chapter 8B
Chapter 9A
Chapter 9B
Chapter 10A
Chapter 10B
100
The foramen magnum admits the spinal cord to the cranial cavity through this bone
What is occipital bone
100
The humerus is connected to the scapula but where those two bones meet is called this
What is a joint
100
Yee Haw! This biaxial synovial joint is named for the shape of its two part articulation
What is saddle joint
100
These are the common insertions of the quadricep muscles
What is patella and tibial tuberosity
100
Found in the posterior compartment of the leg, this muscle’s actions are plantarflexion and knee flexion
What is gastrocnemius
200
This bone forms the inferior half of the nasal septum
What is vomer
200
These types of joints including your elbow, knee, and shoulder, are freely moving and filled with lubricating fluid
What is synovial
200
You’re in the gym pumping iron on arm day. A bicep curl moving your wrist towards your shoulder is this type of movement
What is flexion
200
This muscle originates on the zygomatic arch, inserts onto the angle of mandible, and its action is to close the jaw
What is masseter
200
This muscle inserts onto the greater trochanter and its action is hip abduction
What is gluteus medius
300
This bone has greater and lesser wings with a thick median body, much like a butterfly
What is sphenoid bone
300
When struck with an arrow in this collagenous connective tissue attaching a muscle to a bone, Achilles the great warrior fell to his demise.
What is tendon
300
Jumping jacks! Bringing your arms closer to the midline of your body is characterized by this type of movement
What is abduction
300
The tensor fascia latae insert here
What is iliotibial (IT) band
300
This muscle originates on T12 and its actions are hip flexion and external rotation of hip
What is psoas minor
400
These bones are located in the posterior nasal cavity
What is palatine bones
400
This cord or band of tough collagenous tissue connects your bones to each other
What is ligament
400
This is the main function of the rotator cuff
What is stabilize the shoulder joint
400
The external obliques, internal obliques, and the transverse abdominis all insert onto this
What is aponeurosis to linea alba
400
This muscle is found in the lateral compartment of the leg and is also known as the peroneus brevis
What is fibularis brevis
500
This bone is one of the few bones that does not articulate with any other located between the chin and larynx
What is hyoid bone
500
Like a ball in a catcher's mitt, this type of synovial joint has three degrees of freedom
What is ball and socket joint
500
This horseshoe shaped ring of fibrocartilage allows both the hip and shoulder joints to deepen
What is labrum
500
This muscle has its origin on spine T2-T5, inserts onto the medial border of scapula, and retracts the scapula
What is rhomboid major
500
The deltoid has these 4 actions
What is abduction, flexion, extension, aids in rotation of arm