functional anatomy Flashcards
anterior
front
posterior
back
medial
closer to the midline
lateral
further from the midline
deep
nearer the inside
superficial
nearer the outside
superior
top
inferior
bottom
proximal
closer to trunk
distal
further from trunk
frontal plane movements
abduction and adduction
sagittal plane movements
flexion and extension
transverse plane movements
external and internal rotation
horizontal axis
side to side
vertical axis
top to bottom
anterposterior axis
front to back
synarthroses
immoveable
amphiarthroses
slightly moveable
diarthroses
freely moveable
types of synovial joint
gliding
hinge
pivot
ellipsoid
saddle
ball and socket
condyloid
examples of connective tissue
bone
ligament
fat
blood
function of connective tissue
bind and support
protect and insulate organs
transport nutrients
2 types of protein fibres
elastic fibres- flexibility
collagen fibres- strength
types of cartilage
hyaline/ articular cartilage
fibrocartilage
example of hyaline cartilage
ends of bones
example of fibrocartilage
discs in spine
dense connective tissue
dense regular
dense irregular
example of dense regular
ligament and tendons
example of dense irregular
joint capsule and deep fascia
bone composition
spongy bone covered by compact bone
bone cells
osteoblasts- create
osteoclasts- break down
osteocytes- maintain
joint classification
fibrous
cartilaginous
synovial
types of muscles
smooth
cardiac
skeletal
isometric contraction
muscle length won’t change
concentric contraction
muscle shortens
eccentric contraction
muscle lengthens
muscle hierarchical structure
muscle
muscle fascicle
muscle fibres
myofibril
sarcomeres
