Applied Anatomy and Physiology Flashcards
What is the skull called?
The cranium
What is the bone at your chin called?
The jaw
What is the bone at the shoulder called?
The scapula
What is the collar bone called?
The clavicle
What is the bone on the right of the front side of your arm?
The radius
What is the bone on the left of the front side of your arm?
The ulna
What are the bones that protect the heart called?
The ribs
What is the bone in the middle of the ribs?
The sternum
What is the bone in the same place as the biceps?
The humerus
What are the bones at the bottom of the hand?
The carpals
What are the bones above the carpals?
The metacarpals
What are the bones above the metacarpals?
The phalanges
What is the bone at the hips?
The pelvis
What are the bones at the heel?
The tarsals
What are the bones below the tarsals?
The metatarsals
What are the bones below the metatarsals?
The phalanges
What is the bone at the ankle?
The talus
What is the backbone called?
The vertabrae
What is the tailbone called?
The sacrum
What is the bone on the front of the thigh?
The femur
What is the bone at the knee?
The patella
What is the bone below the patella?
The tibia
What is the bone below the tibia?
The fibula
What are the functions of the skeleton?
- Support
- Movement
- Protection
What does synovial fluid do?
Provide lubrication at the joint and prevents friction
What are the two types of joint?
Ball and socket & hinge
What types of movement can occur at a ball and socket joint?
- Abduction
- Adduction
- Rotation
What types of movement can occur at a hinge joint?
- Extension
- Flexion
What is the muscle on the front of the neck?
The sternocleidomastoid
What are the muscles on the front of the shoulder?
The deltoids
Where are the intercostal muscles?
Either side of the abs
What are the muscles on the front of the thigh?
The quadriceps
Where are the hamstrings?
The back of the thigh
Where is the gastrocnemius?
The back of the calf
Where is the tibialis anterior?
The front of the shin
Where is the trapezius?
The back of the neck
Where is the rotator cuff?
The back of the shoulder
Where is the latimus dorsi?
The back
Where is are the gluteals?
On the gluteus maximus
What is the contraction where the muscle relaxes and lengthens?
Eccentric contraction
What is the type of contraction where the muscle appears to get smaller and bulge?
Concentric contraction
