Glossary

Question 1

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

Answer 1

abduction

Question 2

A rounded cavity on the right and left lateral slides of the pelvic bone

Answer 2

acetabulum

Question 3

The movement of a limb toward the body midline

Answer 3

adduction

Question 4

A technique used to detect fluid, or to examine or detect floating body structures

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ballottement

Question 5

Small, synovial-fluid-filled sacs that protect ligaments from friction

Answer 5

bursae

Question 6

Heel bone

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calcaneus

Question 7

Bones joined from cartilage

Answer 7

cartilaginous joint

Question 8

The movement in which a limb describes a cone in space: while the distal ends of the limb moves in a circle, the joint itself moves only slightly in the joint cavity.

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circumduction

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Depression

Question 10

A displacement of the bone from its usual anatomical joint

Answer 10

Dislocation

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Dorsiflexion

Question 12

A lifting or moving superiorly along a frontal space

Answer 12

elevation

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

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Eversion

Question 14

A movement that increases the angle between the articulating bone

Answer 14

Extension

Question 15

Bones joined by fibrous tissue

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Fibrous joint

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Flexion

Question 17

A partial or complete break in the continuity of the bone due to trauma

Answer 17

Fracture

Question 18

The simplest type of joint movements

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Gliding

Question 19

One flat bone surface glides or slips over another similar surface.

Answer 19

Gliding

Question 20

The bones are merely displaced in relation to another

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Gliding

Question 21

The great toe is abnormally adducted at the metatarsophalangeal joint

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hallux valgus

Question 22

A bending of the joint beyond 180 degrees

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Hyperextension

Question 23

A movement in which the sole of the foots is turned medially

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Inversion

Question 24

Also known as Articulation

Answer 24

Joints

Question 25

The point where two or more bones met

Answer 25

Joints

Question 26

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

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Kyphosis

Question 27

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

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Lordosis

Question 28

The movement of touching the thumb to the tips of the other finger of the same hand

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opposition

Question 29

Extension of the angle pointing the toes

Answer 29

Plantar flexion

Question 30

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

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Pronation

Question 31

A nonangular anterior movement in a transverse plane

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Protraction

Question 32

A nonangular posterior movement in a transverse plane

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Rotation

Question 33

The turning movement of a bone around its own long axis

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Rotation

Question 34

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

Answer 34

Scoliosis

Question 35

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

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Sprain

Question 36

A partial muscle tearing resulting from overstretching or overuse of the muscle

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Strain

Question 37

A partial dislocation of the head of the radius which occurs commonly when adults dangle children from their hands or remove their clothes forcibly

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Subluxation

Question 38

Movement of the forearm so that the palm faces anteriorly or superiorly

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Supination

Question 39

Bones separated by a fluid-filled joint cavity

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Synovial joint

Question 40

Tough fibrous bands that attach muscle to bone, or muscle to muscle

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Tendon

Question 41

Gout related hard nodules that may appear over the joint

Answer 41

Tophi