Test Type Questions Flashcards
What are 2 Examples of PIVOT JOINTS?
Atlantoaxial Joint:
Located between the atlas (C1 vertebra) and the axis (C2 vertebra) in the neck. This joint allows for the rotation of the head from side to side, such as when you shake your head “no.”
Proximal Radioulnar Joint:
This joint is found in the forearm, where the head of the radius articulates with the ulna. It allows for the rotation of the radius around the ulna, which is involved in movements like turning a doorknob or rotating your wrist.
What are 3 Examples of PLANE Joints?
Intercarpal Joints:
Found in the wrist, between the carpal bones,
Sternoclavicular Joint:
clavicle articulates with the sternum
Acromioclavicular Joint:
Located between the acromion process of the scapula and the clavicle
What is an Example of SADDLE Joint?
Carpometacarpal joint in thumb
What are 2 Examples of a BALL & SOCKET Joint?
Hip Joint
Shoulder Joint
What is an example of a HINGE Joint?
Elbow joint
Example of a CODYLOID Joint?
Metacarpophalangeal joint
What are the unilateral bones in the skull?
frontal & occipital
ethmoid & sphenoid
vomer
mandible
What are the 3 muscle groups of the back?
- Splenius Muscles
- Erector Spinae
- Transversospinales Group
What are the two Splenius Muscles?
Splenius Capitis
Splenius Cervicis
What are the 3 SacroSpinalis Muscles?
(Erector Spinae)
Longissimus Thoracis
Iliocostalis Thoracis
Spinalis Thoracis
What are the 3 Semispinalis Muscles?
Semispinalis Capitis
Semispinalis Cervicis
Semispinalis Thoracis
What are the 2 Transversospinalis Muscles?
Multifidus
Rotares