EXAM 1: BACK Flashcards
sympathetic
flight or flight
part of the autonomic ns
parasympathetic
rest and digest
part of the autonomic ns
How Myos Get their Names
- Size
- Shape
- Location
- # of Origins
- Action
Agonist
prime mover
Antogonist
opposer
Joints
connection between two bones
Relationship with stability and mobility of joints
high stability-> low mobility
low stability-> high mobility
Structural Joints
immobile:
Fibrous
Cartilagionus
Synovial
Freely Moveable
Functional Joints
Immobile:
Synarthrosis
Amphiarthrosis
Diarthrosis
freely Moveable
Where are the intervertebral discs?
in between the vertebrae bodies
Function of Cervical Region
to help support head
to bring blood supply to head
Function of Thoracic region
Articulate with ribs
Function of Lumbar Region
Allows upright posture
Function of Sacral Region
Composes Pelvic Girdle
Function of Coccyx
helps secure spinal cord
Structure of Typical Cervical Vertebrae
- Spinous Process is Bifid (spilt into two)
- Triangular Vertebral Foramen
- Transverse Foramen