Musculoskeletal Tissues & Movement Flashcards
Superior
Higher on body
- nose is superior to chin
Anatomical position
Baseline position The same regardless of motion - upright - face forwards - feet together - palms face forwards
Interior
Lower on body
Chin inferior to nose
Wrist inferior to elbow
Medial
(Middle) towards the midline of body
Lateral
Away from midline of body
Anterior
Front of body
Also known as ventral
Eg sharks tummy is ventral
Posterior
Posture comes from your back
Towards back of body
Also known as dorsal
Eg shark fin is dorsal
Distal
Closer to fingers and toes on limbs
Distance from body
Proximal
Proximal =close
Closer to shoulder/hip of joint
Deep
Further from the surface of the skin
Eg bone is deep to muscle
Superficial
Closer to the surface of the skin
Eg skin is superficial to muscle
Sagittarius plane
Along the Sagittal crest on the skull
Eg nose
Coronal plane
Along the coronal crest on the skull
Eg ears
Transverse
Decapitation of a body
Flexion
Decreasing angle of joint
- fleshy parts of limb brought closer together
Extension
Increasing angle of joint
Dorsiflexion
Toes brought up towards face
Plantarflexion
Toes pointing towards the ground
Abduction
Movement at joint away from the midline
Adduction
Movement at a joint moves limb towards midline
Circumduction
Flexion/abduction/extension/addiction
- no rotation
Eg wrist
Rotation
Rotation around the long axis of a joint
Wrist cannot rotate.
- forearm move lateral and medial but arm still
- leg/thigh/foot rotate medial and lateral
Proration
Palm faces posterior
Forearm bones crossed over
Supination
Palm faces anterior and forearm bones parallel
Inversion
Sole of foot faces midline
Eversion
Sole of foot turns away from midline
Functions of the skeleton
- support
- movement
- protection
- storage
- RBC formation
Eg vertebral column protects but allows some movement
Eg storage of calcium (constant levels at large amounts)
Eg storage of RBC in marrow (arms/legs)
Types of bone tissue
- compact
- cancellous/spongy
Compact bone
Found where strength and load bearing is needed
Cancellous bone
Found where shock absorption is required. (Resists compression)
Bone classes
- long bones
- short bones
- flat bones
- irregular bones
Long bones
- longer than they are wide
- shaft or ‘diaphysis’
- extremities (heads) or ‘epiphysis’
- function as levers for movement
- thicker compact bone in diaphysis
Short bones
- Near equal in width and length
- weight bearing/shock absorption
- mostly cancellous bone
Eg carpals/tarsals
Flat bones
- protection (eg cranial bones)
- muscle attachment (eg spatula)
- thin plates of compact bone, some cancellous
Eg cranial bones
Outer compact
Then spongy (diploe)
Then inner compact
Irregular bone
Variable shape and function Often bones with holes - eg vertebrae - little spines for muscle attachment - bumps to interlock bones
Axial skeleton
Skull Rib cage Vertebrae Down to coccyx Only moving bone is the mandible (jaw)
Skull
- cranium (vault)
- facial bones
- mandible
Vertebral column
Interlocking bones
- cervical (neck) 7
- thoracic (chest) 12
- lumbar (lower back) 5
- sacrum - 5 fused vertebrae attached to hips and pelvis
- coccyx - tailbone
Rib cage
- ribs
- sternum
Ribs connect to cartilage which connects to sternum
Appendicular skeleton
- limbs (arm/forearm/thigh/leg)
- pelvic girdle
Human locomotion
- bipedalism (2 limbs)
- quadrapedal (4 limbs)
- lower limb is for stability and locomotion
- upper limb for manipulation
Similar limb structure
- single proximal long bone
- two distal long bones
- hands and feet
Limb attachments
- pectoral (shoulder) girdle Clavicle Scapula - pelvic girdle Hip bones (x2) Sacrum (axial) (Very stable)
Hand bones
Carpals (x8)
Metacarpals (x5)
Phalanges (x3 per finger)
Foot bones
Tarsals (x7)
Metatarsals (x5)
Phalanges (x3 per toe)
Functions of the skeleton
- support
- movement
- protection
- storage
- RBC formation
Eg vertebral column protects but allows some movement
Eg storage of calcium (constant levels at large amounts)
Eg storage of RBC in marrow (arms/legs)
Types of bone tissue
- compact
- cancellous/spongy
Compact bone
Found where strength and load bearing is needed
Cancellous bone
Found where shock absorption is required. (Resists compression)
Bone classes
- long bones
- short bones
- flat bones
- irregular bones
Long bones
- longer than they are wide
- shaft or ‘diaphysis’
- extremities (heads) or ‘epiphysis’
- function as levers for movement
- thicker compact bone in diaphysis
Short bones
- Near equal in width and length
- weight bearing/shock absorption
- mostly cancellous bone
Eg carpals/tarsals
Flat bones
- protection (eg cranial bones)
- muscle attachment (eg spatula)
- thin plates of compact bone, some cancellous
Eg cranial bones
Outer compact
Then spongy (diploe)
Then inner compact
Irregular bone
Variable shape and function Often bones with holes - eg vertebrae - little spines for muscle attachment - bumps to interlock bones
Axial skeleton
Skull Rib cage Vertebrae Down to coccyx Only moving bone is the mandible (jaw)
Skull
- cranium (vault)
- facial bones
- mandible
Vertebral column
Interlocking bones
- cervical (neck) 7
- thoracic (chest) 12
- lumbar (lower back) 5
- sacrum - 5 fused vertebrae attached to hips and pelvis
- coccyx - tailbone