Motion Commotion
What is the movement of lifting the foot upward?
Dorsiflexion
What bone feature connects ribs to the sternum?
Hyaline cartilage
Which muscle type is voluntary?
Skeletal
What process moves water across a membrane?
Osmosis
What cavity contains the brain?
Cranial Cavity
What is the opposite of supination?
Pronation
What bone structure houses bone marrow?
Medullary cavity
What is the name of the connective tissue that surrounds a muscle fascicle?
Perimysium
What are the fingerlike projections on cells called?
Microvilli
What region of the body is the heel located in?
Calcaneal
Which movement brings the scapula forward?
Protraction
Name the 4 main functions of the skeletal system.
Support, protection, movement, storage
What part of the muscle attaches to the more movable bone?
Insertion
What is the job of lysosomes in a cell?
Break down waste and cellular debris
What cavity of the body is the spinal cord located?
Dorsal Cavity
What movement rotates the foot so the sole faces inward?
Inversion
What is the name of the bone growth plate?
Epiphyseal plate
What is the law that states a muscle fiber contracts fully or not at all?
All-or-none law
Which connective tissue cell helps in wound healing?
Fibroblast
What are the three main body planes?
Sagittal, frontal, transverse
What is the name of the movement that decreases the joint angle?
Flexion
What is the study of bones called?
Osteology
What protein heads perform the power stroke in muscle contraction?
Myosin
What are the sacs used for transport in and out of cells?
Vesicles
What connects muscle to bone?
Tendon