General Anatomy Flashcards
What is the largest muscle of the body?
Gluteus maximus
What is the largest nerve of the body
Sciatic Nerve
What is the most commonly fractured bone in the body?
Clavicle
This movement refers to movement of a limb away from the midline of the body in the coronal plane?
Abduction
This movement refers to movement of a limb toward the body in the coronal plane?
Adduction
This movement results in the anterior surface of a part of your body face medially?
Medial Rotation
This movement results in the anterior surface of a part of your body face laterally?
Lateral Rotation
What do you call the movement of the foot so that the sole faces in the medial direction?
Inversion
What do you call the movement of the foot so that the sole faces in the lateral direction?
Eversion
The carpometacarpal joint of the thumb is what type of joint?
Saddle
The metacarpophalangeal joints are examples of what type of joint?
Condyloid
The wrist joint is an example of what type of joint?
Ellipsoid
The atlanto-axial joint is an example of what type of joint?
Pivot
The sternoclavicular and the acromioclavicular joints are an example of what type of joint?
Plane