Functional Anatomy - Week one

Question 1

adipose

Answer 1

tissue with gelatinous consistency

Question 2

aponeurosis

Answer 2

a borad, flat tendon

Question 3

artery

Answer 3

a vessel in which a pulse can be felt

Question 4

bone

Answer 4

easy to distinguish by its solid feel

Question 5

bursa

Answer 5

a small, fluid-filled sac that reduces friction between two structures

Question 6

fascia

Answer 6

two types-superficial and deep

Question 7

ligament

Answer 7

a structure connecting bones together at a joint

Question 8

lymph node

Answer 8

bean-shaped, ranging in size from pea-to almond-sized

Question 9

muscle

Answer 9

a voluntary contractile tissue that moves the skeleton

Question 10

nerve

Answer 10

a tube-shaped vessel that becomes tender when compressed

Question 11

retinaculum

Answer 11

a transverse thickening of deep fascia, strapping down tendons

Question 12

skin

Answer 12

the largest organ in the body

Question 13

tendon

Answer 13

attaches muscle to bone

Question 14

vein

Answer 14

a vessel easily seen on the dorsal surface of the hand

Question 15

agonist

Answer 15

muscle that carries out an action

Question 16

antagonist

Answer 16

muscle that resists the action

Question 17

What are “trail makers”?

Answer 17

bony landmarks

Question 18

Palpation

Answer 18

To explore by touching

Question 19

active movement

Answer 19

when a movement is performed by you’re partner

Question 20

passive movement

Answer 20

when you’re partner relaxes and allows you to do the movement

Question 21

Skeletal muscle is composed of

Answer 21

nerves, blood vessels, muscle cells and layers of connective tissue

Question 22

muscles connective tissue layers

Answer 22

merge at either end of the muscle to form a strong tendon