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Fall 13 A&P
Skeletal and Muscle system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Functions of the Skeletal system | Support, Protection, Movement, Storage |
| Types of Bones | Long, Short, Flat, Round, Irregular |
| Axial Skeleton | Skull, Vertebral Column, Ribs, Sternum |
| Appendicular Skeleton | Appendages |
| How many bones in the adult body | 206 |
| How many bones in a child's body | over 300 |
| How many sets of ribs | 12 |
| Divisions of ribs | True, False, and Floating |
| Explanation of divisions | True; connected to sternum, via costal cartilage and spine. False; connected to 7th rib via costal cartilage and spine. Floating; connected only to spine |
| What is the anatomical name for the colarbone | Clavicle |
| What is the anatomical name for the kneecap | Patella |
| What is the anatomical name for the thigh bone | Femur |
| What are the three types of joints | Immovable or Synarthroses, slightly movable joints or amphiarthroses, and freely movable or diarthroses |
| What is Arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
| Functions of the Muscular system | Movement, Posture, Joint Stability, Heat Production |
| what are the characteristics of the muscular system | Excitability, Contractility, Extensibility, Elasticity |
| What are the three types of muscles | Smooth, Skeletal, and Cardiac |
| Define Flexion | Bringing two bones closer together |
| Define Extension | Increases the distance between two bones |
| Abduction | Move away from the midline of the body |
| Adduction | Move toward the midline of the body |
| Supination | rotation of the forearm, turning palm up |
| Pronation | rotation of the forearm, turning palm downward |
| Inversion | movement of the sole of the foot inward |
| Eversion | movement of the sole of the foot outward |
| Approximately how many muscles are in the human body | over 600 |
| Which muscle is the largest muscle mass in the body | Gluteal muscles |
| What is the name of the muscle that is most commonly used for childhood vaccinations or injections | Vastus Lateralis (thigh muscle) |
| Name a muscle that has an insertion point at the Humerus | Pectoral muscles, Deltoid, Rotator Cuff |
| Name a muscle that has an insertion point at the Femur | Gluteus Maximus, Gluteal muscle group, Adductor group |
| What is MS (Multiple Sclerosis) |
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