Anatomy Questions Flashcards

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Supination is one type of?

Rotation (correct)

Flexion

Extension

Abduction

What type of bones are found in the skull?

Flat bones

What does the cranium protect?

Brain

Where may pivot joints be found?

Shoulder Signup and view all the answers

Bones are a storage place for minerals such as?

Calcium and phosphorus Signup and view all the answers

What is the site of blood cell formation?

Red marrow Signup and view all the answers

Where are immovable joints found?

Infants' skull Signup and view all the answers

What does flexion mean?

Extending Signup and view all the answers

What determines the degree of motion at a joint?

Bone shape and the structure Signup and view all the answers

What forms the base of the skull?

Frontal Signup and view all the answers

What is the key bone of the skull?

Sphenoid Signup and view all the answers

What is the only movable bone of the face?

Mandible Signup and view all the answers

What is the central opening on the vertebrae for the passage of the spinal cord called?

Intervertebral disk Signup and view all the answers

What two bones make up the shoulder girdle?

Clavicle and scapula Signup and view all the answers

What are the ribs attached directly to the sternum called?

True Signup and view all the answers

What is the bone of the arm located on the thumb side called?

Radius Signup and view all the answers

What are the bones of the wrist called?

Carpals Signup and view all the answers

What is the longest, strongest bone in the body?

Femur Signup and view all the answers

What is the heel bone known as?

Calcaneus Signup and view all the answers

What is an inflammation of the bone known as?

Bursitis Signup and view all the answers

What does the axial skeleton include?

Skull, vertebral column, hyoid, sternum, and ribs Signup and view all the answers

What does the appendicular skeleton include?

Shoulder girdles, arms, wrists, hands, pelvic girdle, legs, ankles, and feet Signup and view all the answers

What do ligaments connect?

Bones and cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What do tendons connect?

Muscle to bone Signup and view all the answers

What is the point of contact or articulation between two bones called?

Joint Signup and view all the answers

What is the smooth, slippery cap of cartilage that covers the two joint surfaces?

Articular cartilage Signup and view all the answers

What is the fibrous connective tissue that encloses the two joints?

Articular capsule Signup and view all the answers

What are freely movable joints called?

Diarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

What are partially movable joints called?

Amphiarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

What are immovable joints called?

Synarthrosis Signup and view all the answers

What decreases the angle between two bones?

Flexion Signup and view all the answers

What increases the angle between two bones?

Extension Signup and view all the answers

What is movement away from the midline called?

Abduction Signup and view all the answers

What is movement toward the midline called?

Adduction Signup and view all the answers

What includes flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction?

Circumduction Signup and view all the answers

What moves bones around a central axis?

Rotation Signup and view all the answers

What is it called when the palm is downward or backward?

Pronation Signup and view all the answers

What is it called when the palm is forward or upward?

Supination Signup and view all the answers

What is a break in the bone called?

Fracture Signup and view all the answers

What is it called when bone is displaced from its proper position in a joint?

Dislocation Signup and view all the answers

What is an injury to a joint caused by a sudden motion called?

Sprain Signup and view all the answers

What refers to a toe that is flexed due to a bend in the middle joint of one or more toes?

Hammer toe Signup and view all the answers

What is trauma to the cervical vertebrae called?

Whiplash Signup and view all the answers

What is an inflammatory condition of one or more joints called?

Arthritis Signup and view all the answers

What is a chronic autoimmune disease?

Rheumatoid Signup and view all the answers

What is articular cartilage degeneration known as?

Osteoarthritis Signup and view all the answers

What occurs due to deposits of uric acid crystals in a joint cavity?

Gout Signup and view all the answers

What is it called when bones are soft due to a lack of Vitamin D?

Rickets Signup and view all the answers

What is a humped curvature in the thoracic area of the spine called?

Kyphosis Signup and view all the answers

What is an exaggerated inward curvature in the lumbar region of the spine called?

Lordosis Signup and view all the answers

What is a lateral curvature of the spine called?

Scoliosis Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Joint Movement and Types

Supination: A type of rotation allowing palm to face upward.
Flexion: Decreases angle between two bones; extension increases it.
Abduction: Movement away from the body's midline; adduction moves toward the midline.
Circumduction: Combines flexion, extension, abduction, and adduction in a circular motion.
Rotation: Movement of bones around a central axis.
Diarthrosis: Freely movable joints; amphiarthrosis: partially movable; synarthrosis: immovable.

Bone Structure and Function

Bones in the skull are flat bones; the cranium protects the brain.
Red marrow is where blood cells are formed; bones store minerals like calcium and phosphorus.
Articular cartilage is smooth cartilage covering joint surfaces; articular capsule encloses joints.

Skeletal Anatomy

Axial skeleton comprises the skull, vertebral column, hyoid, sternum, and ribs.
Appendicular skeleton includes shoulder girdles, arms, wrists, hands, pelvic girdle, legs, ankles, and feet.
The bone forming the base of the skull is the frontal bone; the key bone of the skull is the sphenoid.

Joint Types and Components

Pivot joints are located in the shoulder; immovable joints are found in an infant's skull.
Ligaments connect bones and cartilage; tendons connect muscle to bone.
The point of contact between two bones is referred to as a joint.

Health Conditions

Fracture: Break in the bone; dislocation: bone displacement in a joint; sprain: joint injury from sudden motion.
Arthritis: Inflammatory condition affecting one or more joints; rheumatoid arthritis is chronic and autoimmune.
Osteoarthritis: Degeneration of articular cartilage; gout is due to uric acid deposits in joints.
Rickets: Softening of bones from Vitamin D deficiency.

Spine and Posture

Kyphosis: Humped curvature in the thoracic spine; lordosis: exaggerated inward curvature in the lumbar region; scoliosis: lateral curvature of the spine.

Other Key Terms

Calcaneus: Heel bone; femur: longest, strongest bone in the body; mandible: only movable bone in the face.
Ribs attached directly to the sternum are called true ribs; the bones of the wrist are known as carpals.
The radius is located on the thumb side of the arm.

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