Introduction to Muscle Characteristics and Joint Anatomy

Vocabulary flashcards covering muscle contraction types, joint classifications, spinal segments, and anatomical mnemonics from the lecture transcript.

Concentric

A muscle contraction characterized as short knee.

Estrike

A muscle contraction characterized by lengthening.

Isometric

A muscle contraction where the muscle stays the same length.

Hinge joint

A type of joint that performs flexion extension.

Ball and socket

A type of joint doing three different groups of movement.

Saddle joint

A joint type exemplified by the CMC joint of the thumb.

Oh, oh, oh, to touch and feel very good velvet such heaven

A saying used to remember the cranial nerves.

Spine segments

The segments of the spine identified as cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral.

Cervical nerves

Nerves coming off the spine that have an extra one.

Trapezium

The bone that makes up the CMC joint of the hand.

Shoulder bony landmarks

Key anatomical markers essential for success in kinesiology.