Term 2 of 78
What are the three types of cartilage?
1. Skeletal
2. Smooth
3. Cardiac
Long bone in the calf
Hyaline(Most plentiful, found in the rib cartilage and also the nose and lungs)
Fibrous(Higher fiber density-found in intervertebral discs, spine)
Elastic(large degree of resiliency while providing support, found in the ear and larynx)
,Term 3 of 78
How many bones and ligaments does the ankle joint consist of?
31
4
Lumbar Vertebrae
Over 600.
Term 4 of 78
Where can you find cardiac muscle?
Found in the skeletal system, it is smooth and under voluntary regulation
Present in the brain, it is unstriated and under involuntary control
Can be found only in the heart. It is structurally striated and involuntarily regulated
Located in the lungs, it is smooth and under voluntary control
Term 5 of 78
Where is the talus bone?
A bone in the neck region.
A bone in the upper arm.
A bone in the wrist.
The bone in the ankle that sits between the tibia (calf bone) and the calcaneus (heel bone)
, Definition 6 of 78
Separates the body into the forward half and the back half.
Coronal/Frontal Plane
Transverse/horizontal Plane
Transverse Plane
Sagittal Plane
Definition 7 of 78
Flexion- bending movement that DECREASES the angle between two parts. ex. bending the
elbow
Extension- opposite of flexion-straightening the movement that INCREASES the angle between
body parts. EX. when standing up the knees are extended
Flexion Rotation
Flexion
Extension
Prontation Supination
Lordosis
Term 8 of 78
What does distal mean?
Away from the midline of the body
Ex. raising the arms, laterally, to the sides.
Toward or nearest of the trunk of the body.
Ex. the proximal (top) end of the femur joins with the pelvic bone.
away from or farthest from the trunk.
Ex. the hand is located at the distal end of the forearm.
Away from the midline of the body.
ex. bringing the knees together.
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