Musculoskeletal system

Question 1

Ligament

Answer 1

connects bones to each other

Question 2

Tendons

Answer 2

connect muscle to bones

Question 3

Cartilage

Answer 3

Soft, semi flexible material that is found in the joints

Question 4

Axial skeleton

Answer 4

Foundation for which the arms and legs are hung - Composed of skull, face, thoracic cage, and vertebral column

Question 5

Appendicular skeleton

Answer 5

Composed of the arms, legs, their connection points, and the pelvis

Question 6

Thorax

Answer 6

Part of the torso. Encloses the heart, lungs and great vessels

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Cranium

Answer 7

Holds and protects the brain; Composed of thick bones that form a shell

Question 8

Foramen magnum

Answer 8

The place where the brain connects to the spinal cord

Question 9

Occiput

Answer 9

Cranium region that is most posterior

Question 10

Temporal

Answer 10

Cranium region that has lateral portions on the sides of the skull

Question 11

Parietal

Answer 11

Cranium region between the temporal and the occiput regions

Question 12

Frontal

Answer 12

Cranium region; Forehead

Question 13

Maxillae

Answer 13

Movable jawbones; facial bone

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Zygomes

Answer 14

Cheek bones; facial bones

Question 15

Mandible

Answer 15

lower, movable portion of jaw; facial bones

Question 16

orbit (eye socket)

Answer 16

made up of maxilla, zygoma, and frontal bone

Question 17

Vertebrae

Answer 17

Bones that make up the spine

Question 18

Cervical spine

Answer 18

The first 7 vertebrae in the neck

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Thoracic spine

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The 12 vertebrae in between the cervical and lumbar spine; there is one pair of ribs attached to each

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Lumbar spine

Answer 20

The next 5 vertebrae of the spine in between the thoracic spine and the sacrum;

Question 21

Sacrum

Answer 21

5 vertebrae fused together; joined to iliac bones of pelvis

Question 22

Coccyx

Answer 22

Last 4 vertebrae; make up the tailbone

Question 23

Thoracic cavity

Answer 23

Heart, lungs, esophagus, and great vessels (aorta and two vena cava); It is formed by the 12 thoracic vertebrae and the ribs

Question 24

Sternum

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Made up of the manubrium (upper section of the sternum), body and xiphoid process (inferior cartilaginous tip)

Question 25

Shoulder girdle

Answer 25

Where the clavicle, scapula, and humerus come together, allowing the arm to move

Question 26

Clavicle

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Collarbone; overlies the superior boundaries of the thorax in front and joins posteriorly with the scapula

Question 27

Scapula

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Shoulder blade; lies in muscular tissue of posterior thoracic wall

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Diaphragm

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inferior boundary of the thorax; separates the thorax and the abdomen

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Humerus

Answer 29

Supporting bone of the arm

Question 30

Forearm

Answer 30

Made up of the radius and ulna

Question 31

Radius

Answer 31

Lies on the lateral (thumb) side of and is larger in the distal forearm

Question 32

Ulna

Answer 32

Lies on the medial side and larger in the proximal forearm

Question 33

Wrist

Answer 33

Modified ball and socket joint formed by the ends of the radius and ulna, and the carpal bones (8)

Question 34

Pelvis

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composed of the sacrum and two pelvic bones

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Pelvic bone

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Fusion of the ilium, ischium, and pubis

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Pubic symphysis

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where the left and right pubis are joined; has cartilage that allows for slight motion of one side pelvis over the other

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Acetabulum

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Where pelvis and lower leg connect

Question 38

Femur

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Thigh bone; longest and one of the strongest in the body

Question 39

Femoral head

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Where the femur connects to acetabulum by ball and socket joint

Question 40

Greater trochanter

Answer 40

projection of femur on lateral/superior portion; point where major thigh muscles connect to femur

Question 41

Lesser trochanter

Answer 41

Projection of the femur on the medial/superior portion; point where major thigh muscles connect to femur

Question 42

Knee

Answer 42

Joint that connects upper and lower leg

Question 43

Patella

Answer 43

Kneecap; anterior to knee

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Tibia

Answer 44

Shin bone; anterior in leg

Question 45

Fibula

Answer 45

Lateral side of leg

Question 46

Ankle

Answer 46

hinge joint

Question 47

Joints

Answer 47

Articulation; where 2 long bones come in contact; consists of the ends of bones and the surrounding connecting supporting tissue

Question 48

Symphysis

Answer 48

Joint that allows limited motion; held together by fibrous tissue

Question 49

Joint capsule

Answer 49

fibrous sac that holds bone ends of a joint; composed of ligaments; can be thin and lax to allow motion

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Sacroiliac joint

Answer 50

tough, thick ligaments, little motion

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Synovial membrane

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The inner lining of the joint capsule; special tissue responsible for making synovial fluid, which serves as a lubricant to allow the ends of the bones to glide over eachother

Question 52

Ball and socket joint

Answer 52

Allows rotation and bending; etc shoulder

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Hinge joint

Answer 53

Motion restricted to one plane; etc finger joints, elbow, knee

Question 54

Skeletal muscle

Answer 54

Type of muscle allowing for voluntary movement; attaches to bones of the skeleton; can be stimulated to contract or relax at will

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Smooth muscle

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Found within blood vessels and intestines; not part of musculoskeletal system

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Cardiac muscle

Answer 56

Found only in the heart; not part of the musculoskeletal system

Question 57

Biceps

Answer 57

Muscle on the upper arm located on the anterior aspect of the humerus; moves the lower part of the arm toward the head

Question 58

Triceps

Answer 58

Upper arm muscle; has three bundles of muscle that join together at the elbowq