Chapter 4 - Musculoskeletal system Flashcards
What structure attaches bone to bone?
Ligament
Anatomical name for kneecap
Patella
Anatomical name for collar bone
Clavicle
Anatomical name for shoulder blade
scapula
Anatomical name for shin bone
tibia
Anatomical name for upper leg bone; thigh bone
Femur
Anatomical name for toe bones
Phalanges
Anatomical name for bones in palm of hand
Metacarpus
Three muscle types
Skeletal, cardiac, and smooth
Abduction
Movement away from midline of the body
Adduction
Movement toward midline of the body
Flexion
Act of bending or being bent
Extension
movement that brings limb into or toward a straight condition
dorsiflexion
backward bending, as of hand or foot
Plantar flexion
bend sole of foot; point toes downward
eversion
turning outward
inversion
turning inward
pronation
to turn downward or backward, as with hand or foot
supination
turn palm or foot upward
elevation
to raise a body part, shrugging the shoulders is an example
depression
A downward movement, dropping the shoulders is an example
closed fracture
simple fracture with no open skin or wound
Colles’ fracture
common type of wrist fracture
comminuted fracture
fracture in which bone is shattered, splintered, or crushed into many pieces or fragments; fracture is completely through bone
compound fracture
open fracture in which skin has been broken through by fracture
compression fracture
fracture involving loss of height of vertebral body