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The study of articulations, or joints, is called
Anthrology
What kind of joint (based on joint composition or structure) is one in which the bones are held together by collagenous fibers?
Fibrous Joint
When two bones fuse into a single bone, this unions is called a
Synostosis
The teeth are held in the jaw by what specific kind of joint?
Gomphosis
What kind of joint is slightly movable and is held together by fibrous connective tissue?
Syndesmosis
Bones that are held together by cartilage (cartilaginous joints) are also known as
Synchondroses
The epiphyseal plate is a cartilaginous joint. In terms of movement, is also called a
Immoveable Joint
What is the name of a joint that is held together by a joint capsule?
Synovial Joint
Synovial fluid is secreted by what structure?
synovial membrane
How much movement occurs in a suture between two bones of the skull?
Synarthrosis
Rank the following joints in terms of least movable to most movable, with I being the least movable and 5 being the most movable
Suture
Syndesmosis
Gliding
Saddle
Ball-and-Socket
Which one of the following joints has the greatest range of movement?
Hinge
In which of these joints would you find a meniscus?
Synovial
What is the function of the meniscus in the knee?
Provides stability and cushion
ball and socket
hip
Ellipsoid (Condylar)
radiocarpal
Hinge
Tibiofemoral
Plane
Intercarpal
What is the function of the labrum in the Glenohumeral joint?
Deepens the glenoid fossa
The joint between the trapezium and the first metacarpal is what kind of joint? (Trapeziometacarpal)
Saddle Joint
A class of joint with great movement is a
diarthroses
The joint between the scapula and the humerus is what type of joint?
Ball and Socket Joint
What kind of joint is located at the wrist (between the radius and the carpal bone)? (radiocarpal)
Condylar Joint
What muscles are used to keep your seat out of the saddle while riding a horse?
Adductor muscles
How do the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus prevent toppling while walking?
maintains center of gravity
What is a muscle that is an antagonist to the biceps femoris?
Any quadricep
What are two muscles that are synergists with the biceps femoris?
Semitendinosus and semimembranosus
What is the insertion of all the muscles of the quadriceps group?
Tibial tuberosity
How does the action of the rectus femoris differ from that of the other quadriceps muscles?
It flexes the thigh.
How many adductor muscles are there?
Five
List two muscles responsible for thigh flexion.
Iliopsoas and sartorius
Where do the hamstring muscles originate?
ischial tuberosity
What is the action of the vastus lateralis?
Extends the leg
Which muscle group is located on the anterior part of the thigh?
Quadriceps
Is abduction of the thigh movement away from or toward the midline?
Away from the midline
What muscle flexes the lumbar vertebrae?
Rectus abdominis
What is the origin of the gastrocnemius?
Condyles of femur
What is the insertion of the tibialis anterior in humans?
Metatarsal 1 and cuneiform 1
How does the action of the fibularis longus differ from that of the fibularis tertius?
Fibularis longus plantar flexes, fibularis tertius dorsiflexes.
What is the action of the extensor hallucis longus?
Extends the big toe, dorsiflexes the foot
What two major muscles make up the calf?
Soleus and gastrocnemius
What muscles are involved in plantar flexion?
Fibularis longus, fibularis brevis, gastrocnemius, soleus, tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, flexor hallucis longus
What muscle extends the toes?
Extensor digitorum longus and extensor hallucis longus
Name the muscle that dorsiflexes the foot.
Tibialis Anterior
What muscle is responsible for plantar flexion and eversion of the foot?
Fibularis longus and fibularis brevis
What is the insertion of the soleus?
Calcaneus by the achilles
What is the insertion of the fibularis tertius muscle?
Dorsum of the metatarsal 5
What is the insertion of the flexor digitorum longus?
Distal phalanges 2-5
What is the origin of the masseter muscle?
Zygomatic arch
What is the action of the risorius?
Pulls corner of mouth laterally
What type of muscle is the orbicularis oculi or orbicularis oris?
Sphincter muscles
What muscle originates on the temporal fossa?
Temporalis
Which two muscles close the jaw?
Masseter and temporalis
Where does the sternocleidomastoid muscle insert?
Mastoid process
What muscle closes the lips?
Orbicularis oris
Where does the orbicularis oculi insert?
Skin of the eyelid
What is the insertion of the temporalis?
Coronoid process and mandibular ramus
Name a muscle that closes the eye.
Orbicularis oculi
What is the action of the sternocleidomastoid?
Rotates head to opposite side
What is the action of the serratus anterior muscle?
Abducts scapula
Name four muscles that extend the vertebral column.
Multifidus, spinalis, longissimus, and iliocostalis
How does the serratus anterior function as an antagonist to the rhomboideus muscles?
It abducts the scapula, opposing the adducting action of the rhomboideus muscles.
How does the action of the rectus abdominis differ from that of the other abdominal muscles?
It flexes the vertebral column.
What is the physical relationship of the intercostal muscles?
Internal intercostals are deep to external intercostals.
What group of muscles is responsible for extension and rotation of the vertebral column?
Erector spinae
What is the action of intercostal muscles?
External intercostals elevate ribs for inspiration; internal intercostals depress ribs for expiration.
What muscle inserts on the central tendon?
Diaphragm
Where are tendinous intersections found?
In the rectus abdominis
What is the deepest abdominal muscle?
Transversus abdominis
What is the action of the quadratus lumborum?
Laterally flexes the vertebral column and depresses rib 12.
Which two muscles originate on the neck and extend and rotate the head?
Splenius and semispinalis
What type of transmission travels through the ventral horn of the spinal cord?
Motor
What type of transmission travels through the dorsal horn of the spinal cord?
Sensory
What type of transmission travels through the ascending spinal tracts?
Sensory
What type of transmission travels through the descending spinal tracts?
Motor
What causes the cervical enlargement of the spinal cord?
Increased volume of motor nerves in the ventral horns of gray matter, nerves for upper limbs
Where is the filum terminale located?
Extends from the conus medullaris
What is the conus medullaris?
Terminal end of the spinal cord
What is the cauda equina?
Group of nerves and nerve roots stemming from the distal end of the spinal cord.
In the spinal cord, which is deep to the other: white matter or gray matter?
Gray matter
What is the area of gray matter found between the lateral halves of the spinal cord?
gray commissure
What fluid fills the subarachnoid space?
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Which major nerves arise from the cervical region?
phrenic
Which major nerves arise from the brachial region?
radial, ulnar
Which major nerves arise from the lumbar region?
obturator
Which major nerves arise from the sacral region?
sciatic
How do the dorsal spinal root and ventral spinal root differ in function?
Dorsal roots carry afferent sensory axons; ventral roots carry efferent motor axons.
What is the endoneurium?
connective tissue covering single axon
How do tracts differ from nerves?
tract is nerve fibers in the CNS; a nerve is a collection in the PNS.
What is a mixed nerve?
Nerves that perform both sensory and motor functions.
Which nerve regulates the diaphragm's contractions?
Phrenic nerve
What is the innervation of the muscles of the arm, such as the biceps brachii?
Musculocutaneous nerve
Which nerve controls the extensor muscles of the hand?
Radial nerve
What two nerves compose the sciatic nerve?
Tibial nerve and common fibular (peroneal) nerve.
Where on the spinal cord has injury occurred if a person has feeling from the deltoid and biceps brachii region but no feeling from the wrist extensors?
Above C6
Which meninge is just superficial to the brain?
Pia mater
What fluid is found in the ventricles of the brain?
Cerebrospinal fluid
Into what space does fluid flow from the cerebral aqueduct?
Fourth ventricle
What is the difference between a gyrus and a sulcus?
Gyrus: ridges; Sulcus: depressions of the convolutions.
Name the lobes of the cerebrum.
Frontal, Parietal, Occipital, and Temporal