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Terminology
Anatomical positions
Bones
Bones
Muscles
100
the balance the body tries to maintain by keeping its internal environment “staying the same.”
What is: Homeostasis
100
lying face down
What is: Prone
100
upper jaw bone
What is :Maxilla
100
another term for the tailbone
What is : Coccyx
100
Another name for voluntary muscles
What is : Skeletal
200
the smallest “living” units of structure and function in our body
What is: cells
200
toward the head
What is: Superior
200
What makes up the Appendicular skeleton?
What is: the upper and lower extremities of the body
200
another name for the knee cap
What is : Patella
200
muscles that line the internal organs
What is : Smooth
300
Wasting away of tissue, shrinking in size
What is: Atrophy
300
toward the midline
What is: Medial or lateral
300
another name for cheek bones
What is : Zygomatic
300
How many pairs of "Floating ribs" do we have?
What is : 2
300
anchors muscles to the bone
What is : Tendons
400
smallest particle of a pure substance (element) that still has the chemical properties of that substance; composed of protons, electrons, and neutrons
What is : An atom
400
toward or near the trunk
What is: Proximal or distal
400
the bones of the head, neck, and torso
What is : Axial skeleton
400
another name for the shoulder blade.
What is: scapula
400
3 primary functions of the muscular system
What is :Movement, Posture or muscle tone, Heat production
500
another name for a joint
What is: articulation
500
Front or "in front of"
What is : Anterior
500
How many vertebrae are in the cervical spine?
What is : 7
500
holds bones together
What is: Ligaments
500
When the muscle contracts and no movement results, it is called an:
What is : isometric contraction