Final Flashcards
The __________________ plane divides the body into symmetrical right and left compartments.
median (mid-sagittal)
______ refers to a structure that is further from the trunk or some other point.
Distal
The suture of the skull is classified as a ____________.
synarthrosis
The trapezius is considered ___________ to the rhomboids.
superficial
The __________ plane divides the body into superior and inferior compartments.
transverse
The _________ is a common example of a ball and socket joint.
hip joint
The pterygoid processes are part of the ________.
sphenoid
Described correctly the anatomical position: ____________________________
the feet parallel, head facing forward, the arms by your side and does not have the palms facing the body
The _________ bone forms the majority of the front of the forehead.
The frontal bone
A _____ class lever type is designed with the fulcrum in between the effort and resistance.
1st class lever
The nuchal ridges (lines) and the foramen magnum are part of the _______.
occiput
What best describes the location of the styloid process? ______________________
“Between the mastoid process and mandible”
The ______ refers to the attachment of a muscle tendon on the more stationary (less movable) bone of the joint at which the muscle produces movement.
The origin
The ____________ has a direct attachment to the coverings of the brain.
The crista galli
The term _______ refers to a muscle that stabilizes the origin of an agonist muscle so that the agonist muscle can act more efficiently.
fixator
The pituitary gland sits on the sella turcica of the ________ bone.
The sphenoid bone
The ________ bone houses the tear gland/ducts.
The lacrimal bone
The ____________________ suture divides the parietal bones.
The median (mid-sagital) suture divides the parietal bones.
The external auditory meatus and mastoid process are located on the _____________.
temporal bone
The palatine bones form the _________ portion of the hard palate.
posterior portion
The _______________________ muscle is involved in opening the eye via elevation of the upper eyelid.
levator papebrae superioris
The ___________________ muscle is involved in facial expression by moving the eyebrows.
corrugator supercilii
The _________________ muscle is involved in closing the eye by bringing the eyelids closer together.
orbicularis ocul
There are ____ lumbar vertebrae.
5
The _____________________ muscle raises the eyebrows when it contracts.
corrugator supercilii
The ___________ muscles retracts/elevates (wiggles) the ear.
auriculares
The _______ muscle is involved in flaring the nostrils.
nasalis
The _______________________ is unique to the axis (C2).
dens (Odontoid process)