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skeletal system Flashcards

1
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How many cervical vertebrae are there?

A

7 cervical

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2
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How many thoracic vertebrae are there?

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12 thoracic

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3
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How many lumbar vertebrae are there?

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5 lumbar

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4
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How many sacral vertebrae are there?

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5 sacrum

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5
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How many coccygeal vertebrae are there?

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4 coccyx

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6
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What is the sagittal axis?

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From front to back

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7
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What is the frontal axis?

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Going from right to left

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8
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What is the longitudinal axis?

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Top to bottom

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9
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What is flexion?

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Decreases the angle between two body parts

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10
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What is extension?

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Increases the angle between two body parts

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What is abduction?

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Movement that draws a body part away from the midline

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12
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What is adduction?

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Movement that moves a body part towards the midline

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13
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What is pronation?

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Rotation of the forearm or foot so that the palm or sole faces downward

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14
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What is supination?

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Rotation so that the palm or sole faces upwards

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15
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What is dorsiflexion?

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Movement that brings the top of the foot close to the shin

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16
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What is plantarflexion?

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Movement that points the toes downwards

17
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What is elevation?

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Movement that raises a body part

18
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What is depression?

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Movement that lowers a body part

19
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What is circumduction?

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Movement that involves flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction, creating a circular motion of a body part

20
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What does superior mean?

A

Position above a specific point

21
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What does inferior mean?

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Position below a specific point

22
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What does proximal mean?

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Position closer to the point of attachment or trunk of the body

23
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What does distal mean?

A

Position farther from the point of attachment or trunk of the body

24
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What does anterior mean?

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Front

25
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What does posterior mean?

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Back

26
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What does medial mean?

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Closer to the midline of the body

27
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What does lateral mean?

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Farther from the midline of the body

28
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What does intermediate mean?

A

Position in between two other positions

29
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What is a long bone? Give an example.

A

A bone that is longer than it is wide

Example: tibia, phalanges

30
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What is a short bone? Give an example.

A

A bone that is approximately as long as it is wide

Example: carpals, tarsals

31
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What is a flat bone? Give an example.

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A bone that is thin and flat

Example: cranium, ribs

32
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What is an irregular bone? Give an example.

A

A bone that has a complex shape

Example: vertebrae, scapula

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