doc tin activity

Question 1

a movement of a limb away from the midline or a median plane of the body, along the frontal plane

Answer 1

abduction

Question 2

a rounded cavity on the right and left lateral sides of the pelvic bone

Answer 2

acetabulum

Question 3

the movement of a limb towards the body midline

Answer 3

adduction

Question 4

a technique used to detect fluid, or to examine or detect floating body structure

Answer 4

ballottement

Question 5

small, synovial-fluid-filled sacs that protects ligaments from friction

Answer 5

bursae

Question 6

heel bone

Answer 6

calcaneous

Question 7

bones joined by cartilage

Answer 7

cartilagenous joint

Question 8

the movement in which the limb describes a cone in shape: while the distal end of the limb moves in a circle, the joint itself moves only slightly in the joint cavity

Answer 8

circumduction

Question 9

the simplest type of joint movements. one flat bone surface glides or slips over another similar surface. the bones are merely displaced in relation to one another

Answer 9

gliding

Question 10

the great toe is abnormally adducted at the metatarsophalangeal joint

Answer 10

hallux valgus

Question 11

a bending of joint beyond 180 degrees

Answer 11

hyperextension

Question 12

a movement in which the sole of the foot is turned medially

Answer 12

inversion

Question 13

( Articulation ) is the point where two or more bones in the body meet

Answer 13

joint

Question 14

an exaggerated thoracic dorsal curve that causes asymmetry between the sides of the posterior thorax

Answer 14

kyphosis

Question 15

an exaggerated lumbar curve that compensates for pregnancy, obesity or other skeletal changes.

Answer 15

lordosis

Question 16

the movement in which the elevated part is moved downward to its original position

Answer 16

depression

Question 17

a displacement of the bone from its usual anatomical location in the joint

Answer 17

dislocation

Question 18

flexion of the ankle so that the superior aspect of the foot approaches the shin

Answer 18

dorsiflexion

Question 19

or lifting or moving superiorly along a frontal plane

Answer 19

elevation

Question 20

a movement in which the sole of the foot is turned laterally

Answer 20

eversion

Question 21

a movement that increases the angle between the articulating bones.

Answer 21

extension

Question 22

bones joined by fibrous tissue

Answer 22

fibrous joint

Question 23

a bending movement that decreases the angle of the joint and brings the articulating bones closer together

Answer 23

flexion

Question 24

a partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone from trauma

Answer 24

fracture

Question 25

a partial dislocation of the head of the radius which occurs commonly when adults dangle children from their hands or remove clothing forcibly.

Answer 25

subluxation

Question 26

movement of the forearms so that the palm faces anteriorly or superiorly

Answer 26

supination

Question 27

bones separated by a fluid-filled joint cavity.

Answer 27

synovial joint

Question 28

tough fibrous joint bands that attach muscle to bone, or muscle to muscle

Answer 28

tendon

Question 29

gout related hard nodules that may appear over the joint.

Answer 29

tophi

Question 30

the movement of the touching the thumb to the tips of the other fingers of the same hand

Answer 30

opposition

Question 31

( extention of the ankle ) pointing the toes

Answer 31

plantar flexion

Question 32

movement of the forearm so that the palm faces posteriorly or inferiorly

Answer 32

pronation

Question 33

a nonangular anterior movement in a transverse plane

Answer 33

protraction

Question 34

a nonangular posterior movement in a transverse plane

Answer 34

retraction

Question 35

the turning movement of a bone around its own long axis

Answer 35

rotation

Question 36

the spine curves to the right or left, causing an exaggerated thoracic convexity on the side

Answer 36

scoliosis

Question 37

a stretching or tearing of the capsule or ligaments of a joint due to forced movement beyond the joint's normal range

Answer 37

sprain

Question 38

a partial muscle tear resulting from overstretching or overuse of the muscle

Answer 38

strain