Skeletal Anatomy
The medical term for the vertebrate located in the chest?
Thoracic
A twisting action that tears a ligament at a joint?
Sprain
Attaches muscle to bones?
Tendons
Sudden, painful involuntary muscle contractions?
Muscle spasms
A state of partial contraction of muscles at all times?
Muscle Tone
Name of the first 7 pairs of ribs?
True
A fracture that breaks through the skin?
Open and Compound
When a muscle attaches to a bone, the not moving end is called?
Origin
Chronic, widespread pain in specific muscle sites?
Fibromyalgia
Increasing the angle between two bones?
Extension
The membrane that lines the medullary canal?
Endosteum
A fracture where the bone splinters into multiple pieces?
Comminuted
A tough sheet-like membrane that covers and protects the tissue?
Fascia
Group of inherited diseases that cause chronic, progressive muscle atrophy?
Muscular Dystrophy
What vertebrate are ribs attached to?
Thoracic Vertebrate
The openings that allow nerves and blood vessels to enter the bones?
Foramina
Side to side or lateral curvature of the spine?
Scoliosis
Bending the lower arm up toward the upper arm?
Flexion
Severe tightening of a flexor muscle?
Contracture?
The ability of a muscle to respond to a stimulus?
Excitability
The part of the bone that is responsible for bone growth, repair, and nutrition?
Periosteum
Rounded of the thoracic area of the back or "hunch back"?
Kyphosis
The end of the muscle that moves when your muscle contracts?
Insertion
A chronic condition where nerve impulses are not properly transmitted to the muscles?
Myasthenia Gravis
The ability of a muscle to return to its original shape?
Elasticity