Terminology For Bones, Landmaeks, Directions

Question 1

Clavicle

Answer 1

Bone that links the sternum and scapula

Question 2

Femur

Answer 2

The proximal bone of the lower limb, located between the pelvis and knee

Question 3

Transverse plane

Answer 3

A plane that divides the Body or organs into superior and inferior portions

Question 4

Inversion

Answer 4

The movement of the sole medically at the ankle joint

Question 5

Shaft

Answer 5

Mid section of a long bone

Question 6

Proximal

Answer 6

Located near the central part of the body

Question 7

Supine

Answer 7

Face up

Question 8

Medial

Answer 8

Situated in or extending to the middle

Question 9

Spinous process

Answer 9

Sharp or thorn like projection running along the posterior mid line of the vertebrae

Question 10

Tibia

Answer 10

Located medically, larger of the two bones situated between knee and ankle

Question 11

Acromion process

Answer 11

Outer extremity of the scapula

Question 12

Thorax

Answer 12

Part of the body between The neck and the diaphragm. Ribs found here

Question 13

Sagittal

Answer 13

Divides the body into right and left halves, planes.

Question 14

Tendon

Answer 14

Band of tough, inelastic fibrous tissue that connect muscle to bone

Question 15

Depress

Answer 15

To press down or lower

Question 16

Supraspinous fossa

Answer 16

Hollow or depression found above spine or scapula

Question 17

Ligaments

Answer 17

A sheet or band of tough, fibrous tissue connecting two or more bones

Question 18

Infraspinous fossa

Answer 18

Hollow or depression found below then spine of the scapula

Question 19

Interosseus membrane

Answer 19

Membrane found between two bones

Question 20

Manubrium

Answer 20

Superior part of the sternum

Question 21

Tranvers process

Answer 21

Lateral projections from the vertebrae

Question 22

Hyperexention

Answer 22

Continuation of the extension beyond the anatomical position, as in bending then head a backward

Question 23

Circumduction

Answer 23

A movement in which the distal end of bone moves in a circle while the proximal end remains relatively stable

Question 24

Extension

Answer 24

An increase in the angle between two bones, restoring a body part to the anatomical position after flexing

Question 25

Contraction

Answer 25

The shortening and often thickening of a muscle

Question 26

Rotation

Answer 26

Moving a bone around it’s own axis, with no other motion

Question 27

Protraction

Answer 27

A movement of the the jaw bone or shoulder in a forward fashion

Question 28

Flexion

Answer 28

A movement in which there is a decrease in the angle of two bones

Question 29

Eversion

Answer 29

The movement of the sole laterally at the ankle joint

Question 30

Osseous

Answer 30

Boney

Question 31

Ipsilateral

Answer 31

Turns to the same side

Question 32

Contralateral

Answer 32

Turns to the other side