1.4 The Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
What is teh ball and socket joint
Allows movement in every direction
Hip and shoulder
What are the articulating bones of the hip
Femur and pelvis
What are the articulating bones of the shoulder
Humerus and scapula
What is a hinge joint
Allows movement in only One Direction
Ankle knee and elbow
What are the articulating bones of the ankle
Talus tibia and fibula
What are the articulating bones of the knee
Femur and tibia
What are the articulating bones of the elbow
Humerus radius and ulna
What are the three planes
Sagittal
Frontal
transverse
What are the three axes of movement
Transverse
Sagittal
Longitudinal
What joint action takes place in a sagittal plane about the transverse axis
Flexioj Extension Plantar-flexion Doris- flexioj Hyper- extension
What joint action takes place in the frontal plane about sagittal axis
Abduction and adduction
What joint action takes place in a transverse plane about the longitudinal axis
Horizontal abduction
Horizontal adduction
What is an agonist
Muscle responsible for the moevengt occurring
What is an antagonist
Muscle that works in opposition to the agonist
What is isometric contraction
When a muscle is under tension but there is no visible movement