Connective Tissue and Muscle Anatomy

Smooth, slightly elastic

Support, covers ends of bones

Slightly elastic (not as elastic as cartilage), very small movements

<p>Connects bone to bone, prevents dislocation, provides stability at joint</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Inelastic, very strong</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Connect muscle to bone, allows muscle to pull on bone at joint for movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Type of soft tissue that plays an important role in the function of both the skeletal and muscular system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A triangular-shaped muscle located on the posterior neck and upper back that moves the head and shoulder blade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each of the three parts of the muscle, attached at the front, side, and rear of the shoulder.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large muscle that originates near the sacrum and extends vertically up the length of the back. It also lies on each side of the vertebral column.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The large muscle at the back of the upper arm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Either of a pair of large, roughly triangular muscles covering the lower part of the back, extending from the sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic vertebrae to the armpits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest abdominal muscle and is situated to the side and front of the stomach. It extends from the lowest rib down to the upper portion of the hips.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest of three muscles in each buttock that move the thigh</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lateral muscles in the back of the thigh that helps to flex the leg. Makes up part of the hamstrings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The superficial medial hamstring muscle of the thigh. Makes up part of the hamstrings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chief muscle of the calf of the leg, which flexes the knee and foot. It runs to the Achilles tendon from two heads attached to the femur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A broad muscle in the lower calf, below the gastrocnemius, that flexes the foot to point the toes downward.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large, fan-shaped muscle that covers much of the front upper chest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each of a pair of long flat muscles at the front of the abdomen, joining the sternum to the pubis and acting to bend the whole body forward or sideways.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two muscles (the iliacus and psoas major) that run from the lumbar portion of the vertebral column to the femur. The main action is to flex the thigh at the hip joint.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the four quadriceps femoris muscles that sits in the middle of the front of the thigh. It is responsible for knee extension and hip flexion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One part of the large, fleshy group called quadriceps femoris, which occupies the front and the sides of the thigh.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the quadriceps femoris muscle's four muscle divisions that's further away from the midline of the body. It occupies the sides and the front of the thigh.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A long, narrow muscle running obliquely across the front of each thigh from the hipbone to the inside of the leg below the knee.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An elongated, spindle-shaped muscle located on the front of the lower leg.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Pocket above the synovial membrane, contains synovial fluid, prevents tendons from rubbing</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fibrocartilage pad to absorb and distribute force</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Surrounds ends of bones in a synovial joint, contains fibrous capsule and synovial membrane</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Delicate membrane of connective tissue that lines a joint cavity</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thin line of hyaline cartilage for a smooth surface where bones articulate</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Coats and lubricates articular cartilage to prevent friction damage during movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Freely movable joint in at least one direction</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Complete range of motion</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One bone pivots in the arch of another</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Like a door hinge, bending and extending</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Side to side and back and forth movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Slight movement- ends of the bone are smooth due to hyaline cartilage, pads of cartilage compress</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kneecap</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thigh Bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Finger and Toes (tops)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Collar bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hand base (wrist bones)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Middle of feet</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The middle vertebrae</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The upper vertebrae, by the neck</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lower vertebrae, lower back</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tailbone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Curved bone forming the base of each half of the pelvis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Part of the skeleton that supports and protects the head, neck, and trunk</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bones of the limbs and limb girdles that are attached to the axial skeleton</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Length greater than width</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Specialised shape for their function</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Above</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Toward midline</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to shorten</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to be stretched past normal resting length</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ability to recoil after being stretched</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decrease in muscle size</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Controlled by nerves and nerves by capillaries</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Striated and voluntary, lots of nuclei</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involuntary muscle tissue found only in the heart, striated, 1 nuclei</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involuntary muscle found in internal organs, not striated, 1 nuclei</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Point of attachment of muscle to stationary bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Point of attachment of muscle to moving bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ends of the bone, composed mostly of spongy bone</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Layer of bone tissue that has many small spaces and is found just inside the layer of compact bone.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>slightly elastic(not as elastic as cartilage), very small movements</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>inelastic, very strong</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>type of soft tissue that plays an important role in the fuction of both the skeletal and muscular system</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A triangular-shaped muscle located on the posterior neck and upper back that moves the head and shoulder blade.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each of the three parts of the muscle, attached at the front, side, and rear of the shoulder.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A large muscle that originates near the sacrum and extends vertically up the length of the back. It also lies on each side of the vertebral column.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The large muscle at the back of the upper arm.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Either of a pair of large, roughly triangular muscles covering the lower part of the back, extending from the sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic vertebrae to the armpits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest abdominal muscle and is situated to the side and front of the stomach. It extends from the lowest rib down to the upper portion of the hips.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The largest of three muscles in each buttock that move the thigh</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The lateral muscles in the back of the thigh that helps to flex the leg. Makes up part of the hamstrings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The superficial medial hamstring muscle of the thigh. Makes up part of the hamstrings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The chief muscle of the calf of the leg, which flexes the knee and foot. It runs to the Achilles tendon from two heads attached to the femur.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A broad muscle in the lower calf, below the gastrocnemius, that flexes the foot to point the toes downward.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Large, fan-shaped muscle that covers much of the front upper chest.</p> Signup and view all the answers