Joints

Question 1

Which two carpal bones form an articulation with the radius?

Answer 1

scaphoid and lunate

Question 2

what is the function of the anterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 2

flexion at elbow

Question 3

what is the function of the posterior compartment of the arm?

Answer 3

extension at elbow

Question 4

what is the funciton of the anterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 4

flexion at wrist

Question 5

what is the function of the posterior compartment of the forearm?

Answer 5

extension at wrist

Question 6

What feature of the humerus does the tendon of the long head of biceps brachii travel through?

Answer 6

Intertubercular sulcus

Question 7

What feature of which forearm bone does the triceps brachii attach to?

Answer 7

Olecranon of the ulna

Question 8

Which muscle is responsible for flexion at the distal interphalangeal joint and why?

Answer 8

Flexor digitorum profundus – it is the only muscle with a tendon that crosses the DIP joint

Question 9

what is the functino of the anterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 9

flexes hip, extends knee

Question 10

what is the function of the posterior compartment of the thigh?

Answer 10

extends hip, flexes knee

Question 11

what is the function of the medial compartment of the thigh?

Answer 11

adducts hip

Question 12

what is the function of the anterior compartment of the leg

Answer 12

dorsiflexes the ankle

Question 13

what is the function of the posterior compartment of the leg?

Answer 13

plantarflexes the ankle

Question 14

what is the function of the lateral compartment of the leg?

Answer 14

everts foot