Joints
What joint consists of a bone with a globular shaped head that articulates with the cup shaped cavity of another bone?
Ball and Socket Joint
What is bending a joint so that the angle between them decreases and the parts come closer together ?
Flexion
What relative position refers to the imaginary midline dividing the body into equal right and left halves
Medial
What muscle is a thick, fan shaped muscle in the upper chest?
Pectoralis Major
What is moving a joint so that the angle between the two parts increases and moves farther away ?
Extension
What joint has a nearly flat surface that allows a sliding or a back and forth motion and twisting motions?
Gliding or Plain Joint
What is moving the part away from the midline or from the axial line of the limb?
Abduction
What relative position is described as further away from the trunk of the body?
Distal
What muscle is the only muscle located in the back of the arm and has three heads?
Triceps Brachii
What is moving a part toward the midline or toward the axial line of the limb ?
Adduction
What joint has the convex surface of one bone fit into the concave surface of the other bone?
Hinge Joint
What is raising a part of the body ?
Elevation
What relative body position is described as above another part of ?
Superior
What muscle is a thick, triangular muscle that covers the shoulder joint?
Deltoid
What is moving a part of the body backward ?
Retraction
What joint has the ovoid condyle of one bone fit into the elliptical cavity of another bone and permits movements on to planes (back and forth and side to side)?
Condylar Joint
What is the joint movement so that its end follows a circular path?
Circumduction
What relative position is defined as towards the back?
Posterior
What muscle is a wide, triangular muscle that curves upward from the lower back, around the side, and into the armpit?
Latissimus Dorsi
What is a term used to describe the extension of a joint past its anatomical position?
Hyperextension
What joint has both concave and convex surfaces that fit complementary within other bones and has a wide variety of movements?
Saddle Joint
What is turning the foot so the plantar surface faces medially ?
Inversion
What Relative position is defined as the closest to a point of attachment to the trunk of the body?
Proximal
What muscle is apart of the calf and has two heads attached to the distal end of the femur?
Gastrocnemius
What is rotating the forearm so that the palm faces upward ?
Supination