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Major bone of the upper arm
What is the Humerus
100
major shoulder muscle
What is the deltoid
100
smooth, glistening white tissue that covers the surface of a joint
What is the articular cartilage
100
trauma to a joint without rupture
What is a sprain
100
decreasing the angle between two bones
What is flexion
200
the ulna
What is the medial lower arm bone
200
muscle of the upper arm
What is the biceps brachii
200
any type of joint
What is the articulation
200
displacement of a bone from its joint
What is a dislocation
200
increasing the angle between two bones
What is extension
300
Lateral lower arm bone
What is the Radius
300
muscle on the posterior side of the humerus
What is ticeps brachii
300
sac of fluid near a joint, promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another
What is the bursa
300
decrease in bone density , thinning and weakening of bone
What is osteoporosis
300
circular movement around an axis
What is rotation
400
Scapula
What is the shoulder blade
400
the official name of the calf muscle
What is the gastrocnemius
400
connective tissue binding bones to other bones, supports, strengthens, and stabilizes the joint
What is ligament
400
traumatic breaking of a bone
What is a fracture
400
the act of turning the palm up
What is supination
500
the sternum
What is the breastbone
500
the group of muscles on the upper leg
What is the quadriceps
500
immovable joint, such as between the bones of the skull
What is the suture joint
500
bony growth arising from the surface of bone
What is exostosis
500
movement away from the midline of the body
What is abduction