Position
In anatomical position, feet should be..
Pointing Forwards
Shrugging your shoulders
Elevation
The process of bone building
ossification
Joints of the thumb *hint* horses
Saddle Joints
Planes and axes are _________
Perpendicular
Why is anatomical position used?
To describe relationships in the body
Includes the pelvis, feet and hands
Appendicular skeleton
Compact bone starts as
cartilage
Bones in the tarsals and carpals (mid hand and foot)
Short bones
High knees is movement in which plane
Sagittal
The position of the hips and eyes
Facing forward
Which of the following is the most superficial?
A- The glutes B- The Heart C- The Sternum
C-The Sternum
Cancellous bone originates as
fibrous tissue
Joints of the elbow and knee
Hinge joints
The frontal/coronal plane divides the body into
Front and Back
Position of the arms should be ______ in anatomical position
To the side/ away from the body
What are 3 regions of the axial skeleton?
Skull, Spinal Column, Rib Cage
The rate with which bone reabsorption surpasses formation of new bone each decade after 35
5-10%
Joints that permit movement in all 3 planes
Ball and socket
Raising your hand in class is movement about which axis
Horizontal
The term for the arms and hands facing forward
Supine/ supinated
Spraining your ankle is due to which anatomical movement?
Ankle Inversion
The substance released in bone formation and the name of the cells which release it
Osteoblasts release osteoid
In a synovial joint, the fluid-filled sacs that cushion between bones
Bursae
Name the plane and axis by which a RUSSIAN TWIST takes place
Longitudinal axis, transverse plane