Lecture Exam 1 - Trunk Flashcards
Serial Homology is when…
structures which arise from the same origin
Segmentation is the…
division of the body into specific units
A somite is a… that become…
block of mesodermal tissue that become vertebrae, ribs, skin, and some muscles
Notocord is derived from… and forms the…
mesoderm (embryonic tissue) and forms the central axis of the vertebrate body
Intercostal muscles are located…
between ribs
Innervation is the…
connections between the nerve and a structure
Actions occur… (where)
at or around a joint
Actions are caused by…
muscles
The only thing muscles can do is…
contract
Flexion is the…
change of an angle at a joint
Opposition is only used when discussing…
thumbs
The Axial skeletal system contains the…
skull and vertebral column
The Appendicular skeletal system is made up of…
the limbs that hang off the main skeletal column
Embryotic somites are ___ paired…
bilaterally paired blocks of mesoderm
Fibrous Joints are held together by…
ligaments
The Fibrous joints include… (3)
Sutures, Syndesmoses, and Gomphoses
Sutures are found primarily… and their function is to
in the skull and they hold two bones together
Syndesmoses… (function) and are mostly in the…
hold two bones together, mostly in the arms and legs
Gomphoses… (function) and only for this
hold your teeth in their socket, only for teeth
The Cartilaginous Joints include… (2)
Synchondrosis and Symphyses
Synchondrosis joints are… (temporary and/or permanent) joints that… and are made of (type of cartilage)
Their function is to… BUT…
temporary OR permanent joints that hold onto a bone
often made of hyaline cartilage,
keep two things together but allow for flexing
Symphyses joints are (temporary and/or permanent) that only occur (where in the body)… and are made of… (type of cartilage)
permanent joints that only occur on the midline of the body and are made of pads of fibrocartilage