True/False:
The upper arm is a part of the axial skeleton.
False!
This is the joint found in between the carpal bones.
Intercarpal joint!
The name of this bone:
Scapula.
The name of this muscle:
Pectoralis major.
The movement of a limb towards the body is called...
Adduction
Any specific muscle that provides the major force of movement is called the...
Agonist
What joint is the ball-and-socket articulation between the scapula and the humerus (ie. the shoulder)?
What is the area on the front-side surface of the middle of the humerus to which the deltoid muscle attaches?
What is the location and function of the buccinator muscle?
The name of the movement that involves laterally raising your arms.
Abduction.
True or False: The origin is the attachment site that doesn't move during contraction.
True
What is the one movable joint of the skull called?
Temporomandibular joint
What end of the radius consist of the head, neck, and radial tuberosity?
Proximal end of radius
Which muscle aids in the flexion of the head and neck?
Sternocleidomastoid
When the radius rotates over the ulna directing the palm down, this is called...
Pronation
The middle region of a long bone is called the:
Diaphysis.
What are the four joints/sutures of the skull?
Coronal, Lambdoid, Squamous, Sagittal
What is the bony, hooked process on the scapula that is a part of the acromioclavicular joint?
Acromion
The insertion of this muscle:
Radial tuberosity of the radius.
When the radius and ulna are parallel and the palm is directed up, this is called...
Supination
What is the site where two or more bones come together called?
Joint
What is the joint between the wrist and hand called?
Carpometacarpal joint
The name of this surface feature:
Medial epicondyle of the humerus.
Which muscle is used to tilt and turn the head and neck, shrug, steady the shoulders, twists the arms, and is named for its trapezoid shape?
Trapezius muscle
What is excessive joint movement called, where the angle is straightened beyond its normal range of motion?
Hyperextension