Planes, Axes, and Joint Movements
Kicking your leg straight in front of you would involve movement in this plane.
What is the sagittal plane?
This term describes the location of the sternum, relative to the ribs.
What is medial?
Vertebrae are classified as this type of bone..
What are irregular bones?
This is the cranial bone that is located on the forehead.
What is the frontal bone?
This is the carpal at the base of the thumb, which articulates with the first metacarpal is.
What is trapezium?
A cartwheel involves rotation around this axis.
What is the antero-posterior axis?
This term describes the location of the patella, relative to the knee joint.
What is anterior?
The carpals and tarsals are classified as this type of bone.
What are short bones?
The cervical vertebrae are located here.
What is your neck?
This carpal is on the medial side of the wrist and rests posterior to pisiform.
What is triquetrum?
Rising onto your toes involves this joint movement.
What is plantar flexion?
This term describes the location of the metacarpals, relative to the carpals.
What is distal?
Growth of a long bone occurs at this site.
What is the epiphyseal plate?
This type of fracture results in a portion of bone rupturing the skin.
What is a compound fracture?
This carpal articulates with the distal end of the radius (lateral and proximal).
What is scaphoid?
Bringing the soles of the feet inward toward each other involves this motion at the ankle.
What is inversion?
These are the five main functions of the skeletal system.
What are structural support, protection, growth centre for cells, reservoir for minerals, and movement?
The end of long bones are covered in this, to prevent friction.
What is articular cartilage?
This is fossa is located superior to the spine of the scapula..
What is the supraspinous fossa?
This fossa, located on the posterior surface of the humerus, articulates with the olecranon process.
What is the olecranon fossa?
A figure skater spins on this axis.
What is the longitudinal axis?
This type of bone often protects vital organs from injury.
What are flat bones?
This is the dense part of a long bone, and is responsible for its structural integrity.
What is compact bone?
This is the name of the groove where the tendon of the biceps long head rests.
What is the intertubercular groove?
This part of the humerus articulates with the glenoid fossa.
What is the head of the humerus?