Chapter 15 - Key Vocabs Part 2

Question 1

Articular Cartilage

Answer 1

Smooth, glistening white tissue that covers the surface of a joint

Question 2

Articulation

Answer 2

Any type of joint

Question 3

Joint (!!!)

Answer 3

(Articulation) coming together of two more bones

Question 4

Bursae

Answer 4

Sac of fluid near a joint; promotes smooth sliding of one tissue against another

Question 5

Ligament

Answer 5

Connective tissue binding bones to other bones

Question 6

Meniscus

Answer 6

Crescent-shaped fibrocartilaginous structure found in the knee

Question 7

Suture joint

Answer 7

Immovable joint

Question 8

Synovial cavity

Answer 8

Space between bones at a synovial joint

Question 9

Synovial fluid

Answer 9

Viscous fluid within the synovial cavity

Question 10

Synovial joint

Answer 10

A freely movable joint

Question 11

Synovial membrane

Answer 11

Tissue lining the synovial cavity; produces synovial fluid

Question 12

Tendon

Answer 12

Connective tissue that binds muscles to bones

Question 13

Striated Muscle

Answer 13

Under voluntary control. Skeletal muscle

Question 14

Smooth Muscle

Answer 14

Control is involuntary. Visceral muscle

Question 15

Cardiac

Answer 15

Involuntary and found exclusively in the heart

Question 16

Abduction (!!!)

Answer 16

Movement away from the midline of body

Question 17

Adduction (!!!)

Answer 17

Movement toward midline of body

Question 18

Dorsiflexion

Answer 18

Backward (upward) bending of the foot. Pointing the foot up.

Question 19

Extension

Answer 19

Straightening of a flexed limb

Question 20

Fascia

Answer 20

Fibrous membrane separating and enveloping muscles

Question 21

Flexion

Answer 21

Bending a limb; decreasing the angle between bones

Question 22

Insertion of a muscle

Answer 22

Connection of the muscle to a bone that moves

Question 23

Origin of a muscle

Answer 23

Connection of the muscle to a stationary bone

Question 24

Plantar Flexion

Answer 24

Bending them sole of the foot downward, toward the ground. Pointing down

Question 25

Pronation (!!!)

Answer 25

Turning the palm downward

Question 26

Rotation

Answer 26

Circular movement around a central point

Question 27

Skeletal muscle

Answer 27

Muscle connected to bones; voluntary or striated

Question 28

Supination

Answer 28

Turning the palm upward

Question 29

Visceral muscle

Answer 29

Muscle connected to internal organs; involuntary or smooth muscle