Muskuloskeletal System Key Terms

Question 0

articulation

Answer 0

place of union between two or more bones; also called joint

Question 1

appendage

Answer 1

any body part attached to a main structure

Question 2

cancellous

Answer 2

spongy or porous structure, as found at the ends of long bones

Question 3

cruciate ligaments

Answer 3

ligaments that cross each other forming an X within the notch between the femoral condyles.
Along with other structures, the cruciate ligaments help secure and stabilize the knee

Question 4

hematopoiesis

Answer 4

production and development of blood cells, normally in the bone marrow.

Question 5

adduction

Answer 5

moves closer to midline

Question 6

abduction

Answer 6

moves away from the midline

Question 7

flexion

Answer 7

decreases the angle of a joint

Question 8

extension

Answer 8

increases the angle of a joint

Question 9

rotation

Answer 9

moves a bone around its own axis

Question 10

pronation

Answer 10

turns the palm down

Question 11

supination

Answer 11

turns the palm up

Question 12

inversion

Answer 12

moves the sole of the foot inward

Question 13

eversion

Answer 13

moves the sole of the foot outward

Question 14

dorsiflexion

Answer 14

elevates the foot

Question 15

plantar flexion

Answer 15

lower the foot (points the toes)

Question 16

aponeurosis

Answer 16

when fibrous attachments span a large area of a particular bone