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Unit 2 Terms
Definitions
| Term | Definition | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Axial | the central part of the body/skeleton | Head, Neck, Vertebral column, Thoracic |
| Appendicular | an appendage or limb | Arms, Legs |
| Pectoral Girdle | point of attachment for bones of arm and hand | Clavicle and Scapula |
| Pelvic Girdle | point of attachment for bones of leg and foot | Ilium, Ischium, and Pubis |
| Process | any roughened protrusion or bump | for Muscle Attachment - Mastoid |
| Spine | an pointed process of slender ridge | for Muscle Attachment - Scapula |
| Crest | roughened, curved ridge | for Muscle Attachment - Iliac |
| Condyle | smooth, rounded knob forming a Joint | distal end of Femur |
| Epicondyle | prominence near a condyle - rough | Muscle Attachment - distal end of Femur |
| Tubercle | small, rounded nodule | Muscle Attachment - proximal bumps |
| Tuberosity | Large, Rough process | Muscle Attachment - Radial |
| Trochanter | very Large, Blunt projection | proximal of Femur |
| Fossa | Shallow, Pocket, often forming a joint | Hip |
| Fovea | small Pit - for ligament attachment | in proximal head of Femur |
| Sulcus | groove | often for Blood Vessels |
| Facet | Flat, Smooth pad - forming a joint/articulation | Vertebrae |
| Foramen | communicating holes for Blood Vessels and Nerves | Foramen ovale, Optic Foramen, Foramen Magnum |
| Fissure | narrow Slit or Gap for passage of Blood Vessels or Nerves - often Between Bones | Superior Orbital Fissure |
| Orbit | Deep socket for the Eyeball | PF SMELZ |
| Meatus | Entrance into a Tubular canal Within a bone | Internal/External Auditory Meatus |
| Sinus | Concealed, hollow cavity for lightening bones | Frontal, Ethmoid, Sphenoid sinuses |
| Extension | INCREASING the ANGLE between 2 bones | extending the arm |
| Flexion | DECREASING the ANGLE between 2 bones | lifting the leg |
| Abduction | moving AWAY from the MIDLINE | side kicks |
| Adduction | moving TOWARD the MIDLINE | bringing legs together |
| Rotation | REVOLVING around the center AXIS | humerous |
| Circumduction | the END of an appendage describes the CIRCLE | rolling the head |
| Supination | moving PALMS from POSTERIOR ---> ANTERIOR | palms |
| Pronation | moving PALMS from ANTERIOR ---> POSTERIOR | palms |
| Protraction | HORIZONTAL motion of a bodily part, ANTERIORLY | stick out tongue |
| Retraction | HORIZONTAL motion of a bodily part, POSTERIORLY | put tongue back into mouth |
| Elevation | VERTICAL motion, SUPERIORLY | eyelids, shoulders |
| Depression | VERTICAL motion, INFERIORLY | shoulders |
| Plantar Flexion | movement of the foot as HEEL ELEVATES | stepping on gas pedal |
| Dorsiflexion | movement of the foot as HEEL is DEPRESSED | squats, walking |
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