Exam 1 Flashcards
Anteversion
Excessive rotation forward of a structure (femoral anteversion-toes in)
Retroversion
Excessive rotation backward of a structure (femoral retroversion-toes out)
Kyphosis
Increased curving of the spine backward (hunchback)
Lordosis
Increased curving of the spine forward (pregnant back)
Scoliosis
Lateral curvature of the spine
Recurvatum
Bending backward (knee hyperextension)
Valgus
Outward angulation of a bone or joint (knock-knees)
Varus
Inward angulation of a bone or joint (bowlegs)
What axis correlates with the sagittal plane?
Mediolateral axis (elbow flexion)
What axis correlates with the frontal plane?
Anteroposterior axis (arm adduction and abduction)
What axis correlates with the transverse plane?
Longitudinal axis (twisting at hips)
Number of bones in axial skeleton?
80 bones
Number of bones in appendicular skeleton?
126 bones
Total # of bones in body?
206 bones
Types of bones
Long, short, flat, irregular, and sesamoid