U1 day 1 Flashcards
Anterior
front of body
Posterior
Back of body
superior
top
posterior
bottom
superficial
close to surface
deep
close to bone
proximal
toward trunk
distal
away from trunk
medial
toward midline
lateral
away from midline
sagittal
dividing body into left and right halves
transverse
dividing body into top and bottom portions through hip area
gluteal region (has what boundaries and bones)
Iliac crest to gluteal fold, hip bone (x2)
Thigh
gluteal fold to knee, femur
leg
knee to ankle, tibia and fibula
Foot
ankle to toes, tarsals/metatarsals/phalanges
function of lower limbs
balance, posture, locomotion, weight bearing
Pelvic girdle (bones)
hip bones (x2) and sacrum
Hip bone (parts)
ilium (superior), pubis (anterior inferior), ischium (posterior inferior)
male subpubic angle
less than 90 degrees
female subpubic angle
more than 90 degrees
Fiberous articulations
typically non-mobile ex. teeth, skull sutures
cartilaginous
slightly moveable, ex. between vertebra, pubic symplanus
Synovial joint
freely moveable, 4 kinds
uniaxial synovial joint
1 defined axis of movement
biaxial synovial joint
2 defined axis of movement
multiaxial synovial joint
3 defined axis of movement
non-axial
not one set point of movement, can glide freely
AB duct
moves away from middle
AD duct
moves back to middle
Lumbosacral cartilaginous articulation
between vertebrae L5 - S1
sacroiliac synovial articulation
between sacrum and hip bones
