: What is the common name for the clavicle?
A: Collarbone Q: What is the common name for the scapula?
A: Shoulder blade Q: What bone is located in the upper arm?
A: Humerus Q: Which forearm bone is lateral (thumb side)?
A: Radius Q: Which forearm bone is medial (pinky side)?
A: Ulna Q: What structure forms the point of the elbow?
A: Olecranon process of the ulna Q: What fossa does the olecranon process fit into?
A: Olecranon fossa Carpal Bones Q: How many carpal bones are there?
A: 8 Q: Name the proximal row of carpal bones.
A: Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform Q: Name the distal row of carpal bones.
A: Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate Q: What mnemonic helps remember the carpal bones?
A: Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle Hand Bones Q: What are the hand bones called?
A: Metacarpals Q: What are the three parts of a metacarpal?
A: Base, Shaft, Head Q: How many phalanges does the thumb have?
A: 2 (Proximal and Distal) Q: How many phalanges do the other fingers have?
A: 3 (Proximal, Middle, Distal) Pelvis & Lower Extremity Q: What is the superior portion of the pelvis?
A: Ilium Q: What is the anterior pelvic bone?
A: Pubis Q: What is the posterior-inferior pelvic bone?
A: Ischium Q: What is the large opening in the pelvis called?
A: Obturator foramen Q: What is the thigh bone?
A: Femur Q: What is the medial lower leg bone?
A: Tibia Q: What is the lateral lower leg bone?
A: Fibula Q: What is the distal tibia called?
A: Medial malleolus Q: What is the distal fibula called?
A: Lateral malleolus Q: What ankle bone articulates with both malleoli?
A: Talus Q: What is the heel bone called?
A: Calcaneus Anatomy Terms Q: What is osteology?
A: Study of bones Q: What is arthrology?
A: Study of joints Q: What is kinesiology?
A: Study of body movement Q: What is another name for a joint?
A: Articulation Joints Q: What is a synarthrosis?
A: Nonmovable joint Q: Give an example of a synarthrosis.
A: Skull suture Q: What type of joint is a tooth?
A: Gomphosis Q: What is an amphiarthrosis?
A: Slightly movable joint Q: Give an example of an amphiarthrosis.
A: Pubic symphysis Q: What is a diarthrosis?
A: Freely movable joint Q: What fluid is found inside synovial joints?
A: Synovial fluid Q: What type of joint is the shoulder?
A: Ball-and-socket Q: What type of joint is the hip?
A: Ball-and-socket Q: What type of joint is the elbow?
A: Hinge joint Q: What type of joint is the knee?
A: Hinge joint Q: What type of joint is the wrist?
A: Condyloid joint Q: What type of joint is the thumb?
A: Saddle joint Q: What type of joint is found between tarsal bones?
A: Gliding joint Ligaments Q: What ligament stabilizes the medial side of the elbow?
A: Ulnar collateral ligament Q: What ligament stabilizes the lateral side of the elbow?
A: Radial collateral ligament Q: What does ACL stand for?
A: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Q: What does PCL stand for?
A: Posterior Cruciate Ligament Muscle Tissue Q: What is the muscle cell membrane called?
A: Sarcolemma Q: What is the muscle cell cytoplasm called?
A: Sarcoplasm Q: What are the contractile organelles called?
A: Myofibrils Q: What is the functional unit of muscle contraction?
A: Sarcomere Q: What is the thick filament?
A: Myosin Q: What is the thin filament?
A: Actin Q: What regulatory proteins control contraction?
A: Troponin and Tropomyosin Connective Tissue Coverings Q: What surrounds an individual muscle fiber?
A: Endomysium Q: What surrounds a fascicle?
A: Perimysium Q: What surrounds the entire muscle?
A: Epimysium Q: What surrounds groups of muscles?
A: Fascia Facial Muscles Q: What muscle closes the eye?
A: Orbicularis oculi Q: What muscle opens the eye?
A: Levator palpebrae superioris Q: What muscle wrinkles the nose?
A: Nasalis Q: What muscle closes the lips?
A: Orbicularis oris Q: What muscle is known as the "kissing muscle"?
A: Buccinator Q: What muscle causes smiling?
A: Zygomaticus major and minor Q: What muscle causes pouting?
A: Mentalis Muscle Actions Q: What are muscles that work together called?
A: Synergists Q: What are muscles that oppose each other called?
A: Antagonists Q: What are muscles that stabilize joints called?
A: Fixators (Stabilizers) Q: What is the main muscle performing an action called?
A: Prime mover Q: Where does a muscle begin?
A: Origin Q: Where does a muscle attach?
A: Insertion Q: What is the thick middle portion of a muscle?
A: Belly Mastication (Chewing) Muscles Q: What mnemonic helps remember the muscles of mastication?
A: TIME Q: What does T stand for in TIME?
A: Temporalis Q: What does M stand for in TIME?
A: Masseter Q: What does I stand for in TIME?
A: Internal (Medial) Pterygoid Q: What does E stand for in TIME?
A: External (Lateral) Pterygoid Tongue Muscles Q: What muscle sticks the tongue out?
A: Genioglossus Q: What muscle pulls the tongue in?
A: Styloglossus Q: What muscle elevates the tongue?
A: Palatoglossus Q: What muscle depresses the tongue?
A: Hyoglossus Rotator Cuff Q: What mnemonic helps remember the rotator cuff muscles?
A: SITS Q: What does S stand for?
A: Supraspinatus Q: What does I stand for?
A: Infraspinatus Q: What does T stand for?
A: Teres Minor Q: What does the second S stand for?
A: Subscapularis Q: Which rotator cuff muscle initiates abduction?
A: Supraspinatus Lower Limb Muscles Q: What muscle extends the thigh at the hip?
A: Gluteus maximus Q: What muscles flex the thigh at the hip?
A: Iliacus and Psoas muscles Q: What muscles abduct the thigh?
A: Tensor fasciae latae, Gluteus medius, Gluteus minimus Q: What muscles adduct the thigh?
A: Adductor longus, brevis, magnus, gracilis, pectineus Quadriceps Q: What is the function of the quadriceps?
A: Extend the knee Q: Name the four quadriceps muscles.
A: Rectus femoris, Vastus lateralis, Vastus intermedius, Vastus medialis Hamstrings Q: What is the function of the hamstrings?
A: Flex the knee Q: Name the hamstring muscles.
A: Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus, Semimembranosus Lower Leg Q: What muscle dorsiflexes the foot?
A: Tibialis anterior Q: What muscles plantar flex the foot?
A: Gastrocnemius and Soleus Q: What tendon is formed by gastrocnemius and soleus?
A: Achilles (Calcaneal) tendon Trunk & Breathing Q: What muscle flexes the trunk?
A: Rectus abdominis Q: What muscle extends the trunk?
A: Quadratus lumborum Q: What is the primary muscle of breathing?
A: Diaphragm Q: What muscles help with inhalation?
A: External intercostals Q: What muscles help with exhalation?
A: Internal intercostals Muscle Fiber Types Q: Which muscle fibers are best for posture?
A: Slow-twitch fibers Q: Which muscle fibers resist fatigue?
A: Slow-twitch fibers Q: Which muscle fibers are best for sprinting?
A: Fast-twitch A fibers Q: Which muscle fibers contract the fastest?
A: Fast-twitch B fibers Blood Q: What is the study of blood called?
A: Hematology Q: What is the normal blood pH?
A: 7.35–7.45 Q: What percentage of blood is plasma?
A: 55% Q: What percentage of blood is formed elements?
A: 45% Q: What are red blood cells called?
A: Erythrocytes Q: What is the function of red blood cells?
A: Transport oxygen and carbon dioxide Q: How long do red blood cells live?
A: 120 days Q: What are white blood cells called?
A: Leukocytes Q: What is the function of white blood cells?
A: Fight infection Q: What are platelets also called?
A: Thrombocytes Q: What is the function of platelets?
A: Blood clotting Q: How long do platelets live?
A: 5–9 days Blood Clotting Q: What is hemostasis?
A: Stoppage of blood loss Q: What is a thrombus?
A: A blood clot Q: What is thrombosis?
A: Formation of a clot in an unbroken vessel Q: What is an embolus?
A: A traveling clot Q: What is an embolism?
A: Blockage caused by an embolus Blood Types Q: What antigens are found on Type A blood?
A: A antigens Q: What antibodies are found in Type A blood?
A: Anti-B antibodies Q: What antigens are found on Type B blood?
A: B antigens Q: What antibodies are found in Type B blood?
A: Anti-A antibodies Q: What antigens are found on Type AB blood?
A: A and B antigens Q: What antibodies are found in Type AB blood?
A: None Q: What antigens are found on Type O blood?
A: None Q: What antibodies are found in Type O blood?
A: Anti-A and Anti-B Q: What is the universal donor?
A: O Negative Q: What is the universal receiver?
A: AB Positive Last-Minute Memorization Set Q: Radius = ?
A: Thumb side Q: Ulna = ?
A: Pinky side Q: Heel bone = ?
A: Calcaneus Q: Study of bones = ?
A: Osteology Q: Study of joints = ?
A: Arthrology Q: Study of movement = ?
A: Kinesiology Q: Rotator cuff mnemonic = ?
A: SITS Q: Chewing muscles mnemonic = ?
A: TIME Q: Universal donor = ?
A: O- Q: Universal receiver = ?
A: AB+ Q: Blood pH = ?
A: 7.35–7.45 Q: RBC lifespan = ?
A: 120 days Q: Platelet lifespan = ?
A: 5–9 days Q: Main breathing muscle = ?
A: Diaphragm Q: Knee extensors = ?
A: Quadriceps Q: Knee flexors = ?
A: Hamstrings

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