Leg Muscles/Bones
This term can be described as a bony prominence on the proximal, lateral side of the thigh. It is an attachment point for multiple hip girdle muscles.
What is the Greater Trochanter
The position in which the human body stands erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward
What is Anatomical Position
A term that references any structure with an inward curvature
What is Concave
Also known as the shoulder blade, this is the site of origin for rotator cuff muscles
What is the Scapula
This word part is a prefix meaning straight or correct.
What is Ortho-
The strongest adductor of the thigh, this muscle is positioned such that can also act as a hamstring by aiding knee flexion.
What is Adductor Magnus
A term that describes the joint type found at the base of each thumb which allows for grasping and rotation.
What is a saddle joint
This is a region on a bone that is a shallow depression where muscle can attach.
What is a Fossa
This is an anterior bony projection on the scapula that points laterally and is a point of attachment for muscles.
What is the Coracoid process
This is a word but can be a word part that means "wing".
What is "ala"
What is Sartorius
This section divides the body into two equal right/left halves down the middle of the body.
What is Sagittal
This term describes structures that are on the same side of the body as a referenced structure
What is Ipsolateral
This muscle is made of three sections - Anterior/Middle/Posterior that work to do different jobs. While the anterior slip can flex, the posterior slip extends and the middle slip abducts.
What is the Deltoid
This wood root means lump or bump and is typically used in words meant to describe a bony formation.
What is "Tuber"
This is a strong knee extensor - one of the 4 quad muscles. It is the deepest of the 4.
What is the Vastus Intermedius
This motion can be described as moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground (example - the jaw)
What is Retraction
This is a small, fluid-filled sac that acts as a cushion between bones, tendons, and muscles.
What is a Bursa
This muscle is NOT one of the 4 rotator cuff muscles though it does originate on the shoulder blade. It adducts and weakly rotates the arm medially.
What is the Teres Major
This word root means "shaped like a rhombus"
What is Rhomb.
What is the Quadratus Femoris.
This is a muscle type that appears as a four sided structure found at the low back, the hip, and the forearm
What is a Quadrate Muscle
This is an arm-like bar of bone making an angle with the rest of a bony structure.
What is a Ramus
This convex structure serves as the lateral articulation for the radius of the forearm.
What is the Capitulum Of The Distal Humerus OR Capitulum
This word part is a suffix that is typically affixed to words that describe a painful condition.
What is -Dynia