Lab 3 - Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
How do the features of the vertebrae (body, spinous process, etc.) differ from region to region?
Slide 15 chart (MSK I)
Are there features that are unique to certain regions?
Cervical:
- Bifid spine,
- Transverse foramen (vertebral artery)
- Atlas & axis
Thoracic:
- Areas on body & TP rib attachment (costal facets) (only vertebrae that touches ribs)
Lumbar:
- Largest body (b/c it’s where all our weight sits)
Which spinal region is primarily responsible for providing the range of motion required to perform each of the following actions? What movements are occurring? What joints are moving?
- Splitting firewood with an axe
lumbar region
Which spinal region is primarily responsible for providing the range of motion required to perform each of the following actions? What movements are occurring? What joints are moving?
- Throwing a Frisbee
thoracic region
Which spinal region is primarily responsible for providing the range of motion required to perform each of the following actions? What movements are occurring? What joints are moving?
- Bobbing your head in time with your favourite song
cervical region
Which back muscle(s) are active when a person bends forward at the waist? Are these muscles shortening or lengthening?
Erector spinae muscles; lengthening
What are their distinguishing features?
- Clavicle
- aka the collar bone
- S shaped
- Holds upper limb in position
- Circular at sterno-clavicle joint (SC)
- Broad at acromi-clavicle joint (AC)
- Latin “little key”
What are their distinguishing features?
- Scapula
- Aka the shoulder blade
- Very thin
What are their distinguishing features?
- Humerus
- Long bone
- Head (ball) sits into the glenoid fossa (socket)
What are their distinguishing features?
- Radius
- Small & part of elbow (along for the ride)
What are their distinguishing features?
- Ulna
- Creates the elbow of your elbow
What are their distinguishing features?
- Carpals (identify each individual bone)
= wrist
What are their distinguishing features?
- Metacarpals
= hand
What are their distinguishing features?
- Phalanges
= fingers
Identify the following joints and describe the movements that occur at these joints:
- Glenohumeral joint
Flexion/Extension/Hyperextension, Lateral rotation/Medial rotation, Abduction/Adduction/Circumduction