MusculoSkeletal System: Context Flashcards
maxilla
upper jaw
mandible
lower jawbone (only movable bone of the skull)
cervical vertebra
vertebrae in the NECK region
thoracic vertebra
vertebrae in the CHEST region with ribs attached
lumbar vertebra
vertebrae in the SMALL OF THE BACK, about waist level
sacrum
5 vertebrae that become fused into one triangular-shaped flat bone at the base of the vertebral column
coccyx
3 to 5 very small vertebrae attached to the sacrum, often become fused
clavicle
collar bone
scapula
shoulder blade
humerus
upper arm bone
radius
forearm bone on thumb side of lower arm
ulna
forearm bone on the pinky side of lower arm
carpal
bones of WRIST
metacarpals
bones in PALM of HAND
phalanges
FINGER bones
femur
upper leg bone, thigh bone
patella
knee cap
tibia
shin bone; thicker lower leg bone
fibula
thinner, long bone
tarsals
ankle and heel bones
metatarsals
forefoot bones
phalanges
toe bones
abduction
AWAY from midline of the body
adduction
TOWARDS midline of the body
flexion
bending
extension
towards a STRAIGHT condition
dorsiflexion
backward bending
plantar flexion
pointing toes DOWNWARD
eversion
turning OUTWARD
inversion
turning INWARD
pronation
turn DOWNWARD
supination
turning palm, or foot UPWARD
elevation
raise a body part
depression
downward movement (dropping shoulders)
circumduction
circular direction
rotation
moving around a central axis
