BONES
The short bones found in your wrists.
What are carpals?
This type of joint allow no movement.
What is fibrous joint?
Below or further away from the head.
What is inferior?
A neurotransmitter which plays a key role in stimulating skeletal muscle contraction.
What is acetylcholine?
The main function of the Axial Skeleton.
What is protection?
Elbow is this type of joint.
What is hinge joint?
The patella is __________ to the tarsals.
What is superior?
Movement of a limb toward the midline of the body.
What is adduction?
The rounded end of a long bone.
What is epiphysis?
Name the types of synovial joints found in the body.
What are: gliding, hinge, ball and socket, pivot, saddle, condyloid?
The ilium is ________to the spine.
What is lateral?
Outline the three main types of muscle contraction.
What are isometric, isotonic and isokinetic muscle contraction?
This structure in the long bones mainly acts as a store for fats.
What is yellow bone marrow?
Connective tissue between two bones.
What is a ligament?
Further away from where a limb attaches to the body.
What is distal?
A neuromuscular reflex that inhibits the antagonistic when the agonist muscle contracts, allowing a movement to occur.
What is reciprocal inhibition?
The membrane that covers the outer surface of all bones.
What is the periosteum?
A thin fibrous cartilage between the surfaces of some joints, e.g. the knee, which acts as shock absorber and also plays a crucial role in load-bearing.
What is menisci?
The sternum is ___________ to the humerus.
What is medial?
This is the portion of the sarcomere in which thin and thick filaments overlap.
What is A band?