CHAPTER TWELVE - Anatomy Flashcards
What is the force around a joint called?
Torque
How can you increase the force around a joint without increasing load?
Moment arm
What are the curves of the spine called and where are they located?
Vertebrae and location in the back
What are the bones of the spine?
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacrum Coccyx.
What is in between the bones of the spine? (except the sacrum and coccyx)
Disc cushion between each vertebrae
Where is the sacroiliac joint? What 2 bones make up the SI joint?
It links your pelvic and lower spine.
lliac bone and the sacrum
What bones make up the shoulder complex?
Humerus, scapula, and the clavicle
Name 2 joints of the shoulder complex?
Gleno humral joint and acromioclavicular joint.
What muscles act as ligaments and hold the gleno-humeral joint together?
GHL
What bones make up the elbow?
Humerus
Radius
Ulna
What muscles abduct the hip?
Gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, and tensor fasciae latae
What muscles extend the knee?
The quadriceps femoris muscle group.
What muscle extends the knee and fl exes the hip?
Rectus femoris
