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Anatomy 3 Quiz
Movements and anatomy 3 quiz questions
Question | Answer |
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How many vertabrae form the vertebral column? | 24 |
Which section of the vertebral column is comprised of 12 vertabrae? | Thoracic |
Which portion of the spine is designed to support the weight of the upper body? | Lumbar |
Which muscle acts as an antogonist to the mutifidi during extension of the vertebral column | Rectus Abdominis |
Which muscle acts as a synergist with the internal oblique during flexion of the vertebral column? | External Oblique |
Which muscle acts as an antagonist to the rotatores dduring rotation of the vertebral column to the right side? | Internal oblique on the left side |
Further toward the back of the body | Posterior |
A structure of the arm or leg that is further away from the trunk | Distal |
Further toward the front of the body | Anterior |
A structure closer toward the head | Superior |
A structure closer toward the feet | Inferior |
A structure closer towards the body's surface | Superficial |
A structure of the arm or leg that is closer to the trunk | Proximal |
Closer to the midline of the body | Medial |
Futher away from the midline of the body | Lateral |
A structure deeper in the body | Deep |
When the head or vertebral column bend laterally to the side | Lateral Flexion |
A movement that brings a limb medially toward the body's midline | Adduction |
A movement bringing the radius and ulna parallel to one another | Supination |
Ankle movement such as letting off the car's gas pedal | Dorsiflexion |
A movement where the radius crosses over the ulna | Pronation |
A movement that moves a limb laterally away from the midline | Abduction |
A movement that bends a joint or brings bones closer together | Flexion |
A movement of the head and vertebral column along the transverse plane | Rotation |
A shoulder or hip turns in toward the midline | Medial Rotation |
A movement that straightens or open a joint | Extension |
Ankle movement such as stepping on the car's gas pedal | Plantar Flexion |
A combination of flexion, extension, adduction, and abduction | Circumduction |