RBS Human Anatomy Essential Dancer
Exam
Three parts of the pelvis - ANS ilium, ischium, pubis
regions of the spinal cord - ANS cervical 7, thoracic 12, lumbar5, sacral/coccyx 5,4
What are synovial joints? - ANS created where two bones articulate to permit a variety of
motions
What is synovial fluid? - ANS joint-lubricating fluid secreted by the synovial membrane
facet joint function - ANS articulation between the superior articular process of the vertebra
below with the inferior articular process of the vertebra above
Osteology - ANS Study of bones
Myology - ANS study of muscles
types of muscles - ANS skeletal, smooth, cardiac
Synergist - ANS muscle that aids a prime mover in a movement and helps prevent rotation
anatomical position - ANS To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned
forward
supine position - ANS lying on back, facing upward
prone position - ANS lying face down
sagittal plane - ANS is a vertical plane that divides the body into right and left parts
transverse plane - ANS horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions or superior
and inferior
frontal plane - ANS Divides the body into front and back portions.
anterior - ANS toward the front
, Posterior - ANS toward the back
superior - ANS toward the head
Inferior - ANS away from the head
Medial - ANS Toward the midline of the body
lateral - ANS away from the midline
unilateral - ANS pertaining to one side
bilateral - ANS both sides
dorsal - ANS toward the back
ventral - ANS Toward the belly
deep - ANS Away from the body surface; more internal
distal - ANS Farther from the trunk of the body
proximal - ANS toward the point of attachment of a limb to the trunk
superficial - ANS (adj.) on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on
the surface, shallow (closer to the surface than another part)
prone - ANS face down
supine - ANS face up
flexion - ANS Decreases the angle of a joint
extension - ANS increases the angle of a joint
hyperextension - ANS extending a joint beyond its normal range of motion
adduction - ANS Movement toward the midline of the body
abduction - ANS Movement away from the midline of the body
pronation - ANS turning the palm downward
supination - ANS Palm up
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