Movement Terminology
Introduction to the Skeletal System
Vertebral Column
Upper Limb
Lower Limb
100
This movement describes increasing angle between two surfaces
What is extension
100
What type of joint connects the ulna and radius via the interosseous membrane?
What is a fibrous syndesmosis joint
100
This is the movement performed by the muscle shown in the image below.
Anterior view of the cervical spine
What is flexion of the cervical spine?
100
This artery in the upper limb drains into brachial artery
What is the axillary artery?
100
This tendon (1) encases this sesamoid bone (2) at the knee joint, allowing for this movement (3) to occur smoothly.
What is the quadriceps tendon, the patella and extension?
200
This movement refers to moving away from the midline of the body
What is abduction
200
This type of joint is found at the first 1st carpometacarpal region of the hand.
What is a synovial saddle joint?
200
The muscle that is performing most actions at a joint is ___________ while the muscles assisting are _________.
What is the prime mover and the synergists.
200
The primary movement the muscle depicted below when all parts act together is this.
What is abduction of the glenohumeral joint?
200
These three muscles are producing this movement at the knee joint
What are semimembranosus, semitendinosus and biceps femoris?
300
This movement refers to bending a body part towards one side
Lateral flexion
300
This type of joint allows for little movement but provides stability and weight bearing.
What is a cartilaginous joint?
300
This aspect of the spinal nerve innervates anterior muscles of the vertebral column.
What is the ventral rami?
300
This is the joint that is considered not a true joint in the pectoral girdle.
What is the scapulothoracic joint?
300
This superficial vein drains from the dorsal venous arch all the way into the femoral vein.
What is the great saphenous vein.
400
This movement refers to pointing the phalanges in the foot donwards
What is plantar flexion
400
Bone remodelling occurs through removal of minerals and collagen fibres at first by these structures.
What are osteoclasts.
400
This ligament prevents hyperflexion of the vertebral column.
What is the posterior longitudinal ligament.
400
This nerve innervates all posterior muscles on the forearm.
What is the radial nerve?
400
This compartment of the leg primarily produces dorsiflexion.
What is the anterior compartment?
500
This plane divides the body or structures into superior and inferior halves
What is the transverse (or horizontal) plane
500
This type of bone is less dense, contains more spaces for nutrients and vessels and contains red bone marrow.
What is spongy bone?
500
The muscle below performs this action at the humerus.
Posterior view of the trunk
What is medial rotation.
500
The muscle below is innervated by this nerve, which produces this movement at the elbow when it is activated.
Anteriolateral view of the brachium
What is the musculocutaneous nerve, and flexion?
500
The popliteal artery continues down the leg, branching into these two arteries that serve the anterior and posterior aspect of the tibia.
What are the anterior and posterior tibial arteries?