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What is the medical word for the shin bone?
What is the medical word for the shin bone?
Tibia
The medical word for an individual finger or a toe is phalanx.
The medical word for an individual finger or a toe is phalanx.
True (A)
The medical word for the kneecap is the olecranon.
The medical word for the kneecap is the olecranon.
False (B)
What is the ulna?
What is the ulna?
The humerus is the _______________.
The humerus is the _______________.
What is the medical word for the thigh bone?
What is the medical word for the thigh bone?
The small bones of the wrist joint are known as the _______________.
The small bones of the wrist joint are known as the _______________.
What is the medical word for the tailbone?
What is the medical word for the tailbone?
What is the medical word for collarbone?
What is the medical word for collarbone?
The bones of the ankle are called the carpal bones.
The bones of the ankle are called the carpal bones.
The cervical vertebrae are in the _______________.
The cervical vertebrae are in the _______________.
What is the medical word for the bone on the thumb side of the forearm?
What is the medical word for the bone on the thumb side of the forearm?
A contusion due to a blunt injury with bleeding in the muscle is commonly known as _______________.
A contusion due to a blunt injury with bleeding in the muscle is commonly known as _______________.
The flexor hallucis brevis muscle is a muscle in the hand.
The flexor hallucis brevis muscle is a muscle in the hand.
What is the large muscle in the buttocks?
What is the large muscle in the buttocks?
The pectoralis major muscle is located in the _______________.
The pectoralis major muscle is located in the _______________.
The latissimus dorsi is a muscle of the _______________.
The latissimus dorsi is a muscle of the _______________.
The brachioradialis muscle is located in the _______________.
The brachioradialis muscle is located in the _______________.
What action does the sternocleidomastoid muscle perform?
What action does the sternocleidomastoid muscle perform?
Approximately how many skeletal muscles are in the body?
Approximately how many skeletal muscles are in the body?
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Study Notes
Bone Anatomy
- The tibia is the medical term for the shin bone.
- Phalanx refers to an individual finger or toe.
- The ulna is located on the little finger side of the forearm.
- The humerus is the bone located in the upper arm.
- The femur is the medical term for the thigh bone.
- Carpal bones are the small bones of the wrist joint.
- The coccyx is the medical term for the tailbone.
- The clavicle refers to the collarbone.
Joint and Muscle Anatomy
- The cervical vertebrae are located in the neck region.
- The bone on the thumb side of the forearm is called the radius.
- A contusion causing bleeding in muscle from a blunt injury is commonly known as a bruise.
- The flexor hallucis brevis muscle is not located in the hand.
- The gluteus maximus is the large muscle in the buttocks.
- The pectoralis major muscle is found in the chest area.
- The latissimus dorsi muscle is located in the back.
- The brachioradialis muscle is situated in both the upper and lower arm.
- The sternocleidomastoid muscle bends the head toward the sternum.
Muscular System Overview
- There are approximately 700 skeletal muscles in the human body.
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