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HW CH 10A (306-310)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| articulation | place of union between two or more bones also called joint |
| hematopoiesis | production and development of blood cells normally in the bone marrow |
| ligaments | connective tissue that surrounds the joint capsule to bind bones to other bones |
| tendons | connective tissue that binds muscle to bone on either side of a joint |
| fibers | contractile cells |
| skeletal muscles | attached to the bones and provide the means for movement |
| voluntary muscles | skeletal muscles that contract and relax in response to conscious thought |
| striated muscles | muscles that appear striped under microscopic examination |
| smooth muscles | mainly responsible for assisting internal processes such as digestion circulation and urination |
| visceral muscles | mainly responsible for assisting internal processes such as digestion circulation and urination |
| involuntary muscles | autonomic nervous system |
| cardiac muscles | found only in the heart wall |
| adduction | moves closer to the midline |
| abduction | moves away from the midline |
| flexion | decreased the angle of a joint |
| extension | increases the angle of a joint |
| rotation | moves a bone around its own axis |
| pronation | turns the palm downward |
| supination | turns the palm upward |
| inversion | moves the sole of the foot inward |
| eversion | moves the sole of the foot outward |
| dorsiflexion | elevates the foot |
| plantar flexion | lowers the foot (points the toes) |
| posterior | back of the body |
| anterior | front of the body |
| superior | (cephalad) toward the heat or upper portion of a structure |
| inferior | (caudal) away from the head or toward the tail or lower part of a structure |
| dorsal | back of the body |
| ventral | front of the body |
| medial | pertaining to the midline of the body of a structure |
| lateral | pertaining to a side |
| hamstrings | biceps femoris (outer/lateral), semitendinosus (inner/medial), and semimembranosus (inner/medial) |
| quads | rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, and vastus intermedius |
| abs | rectus abdominis ("six-pack"), transversus abdominis (deep stabilizer), external obliques (outer side muscles), and internal obliques (inner side muscles) |
| glutes | gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and gluteus minimus |
| Achilles tendon | heel |
| biceps brachii | upper arm |
| biceps femoris | thigh |
| brachioradialis | forearm |
| deltoid | shoulder |
| gastrocnemius | calf |
| gluteus maximus | buttock |
| masseter | cheek |
| orbicularis oculi | eye |
| pectoralis major | chest |
| rectus abdominis | stomach |
| soleus | lower leg |
| sternocleidomastoid | neck |
| trapezius | shoulder (back) |
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