Axis & Plane Pairing
Musculoskeletal Terms
Muscles & Movement
Types of Muscle Contraction
Joint Basics
100

Movements in the frontal plane occur around this axis.

What is the sagittal axis?

100

This is the attachment site of a muscle that moves the least and is usually proximal.

What is the origin?

100
Learned patterns of motion 

What is motor memory?

100

This type of contraction occurs when a muscle contracts without changing length.

What is an isometric contraction?

100

This is the term for the connection between two bones.

What is a joint (articulation)? 

200

Movements in the sagittal plane occur around this axis.

What is the frontal axis?

200

This is the more movable attachment site of a muscle and is usually distal.

What is the insertion?

200

Muscles that assist prime mover

What is Synergists?

200

This type of contraction occurs when a muscle changes length and produces joint motion.

What is an isotonic contraction?

200

Joints can be classified into these three types based on their structure.

What are synovial, fibrous, and cartilaginous joints?

300

Movements in the transverse plane occur around this axis.


What is the vertical axis?

300

The specific movement generated by the activation of a muscle is called this.

What is action?

300

Provide stability at origin

What is fixators?

300

This type of isotonic contraction occurs when a muscle shortens while generating force.

What is a concentric contraction?

300

This type of joint allows the most mobility and purposeful movement. 

What are synovial joints?

400

The biceps brachii perform this action at the elbow joint.

What is flexion?

400

Use of physical touch to identify structures

What is palpation? 

400

Prime mover

What is agonist muscle?

400

This type of isotonic contraction occurs when a muscle lengthens while generating force.

What is an eccentric contraction?

400

This type of joint is found in the sutures of the skull and provides little to no movement.

What is a fibrous joint?

500

Rotational movements primarily occur in this plane.

What is the transverse plane?

500

Identifies the nerve that connects to the identified structure

What is innervation?

500

Contrasting muscle 

What is Antagonist muscle? 


500

When holding a mug of coffee in hand with the elbow flexed to 90 degrees, this type of contraction is occurring.

What is an isometric contraction?

500

This type of joint is found at the pubic symphysis and provides little to no movement.

What is a cartilaginous joint?