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Anatomy & Movement

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Describe the Appendicular skeleton

Back (Answer)

Helps us perform locomotor tasks. Body parts that are attached to the axial skeleton. (Appendages) Consists of: -clavicle -scapula -humerus -ulna -femur -radius -patella Etc.

#2
Front (Question)

Describe the Axial Skeleton

Back (Answer)

Protects and supports vital organs. Consists of: • skull • sternum • ribs • vertebral column • coax • coccyx

#3
Front (Question)

State the four types of bones

Back (Answer)

Long, Short, Flat, Irregular

#4
Front (Question)

Characterize a long bone

Back (Answer)

Strong, large, curved, wide

#5
Front (Question)

Characterize a short bone

Back (Answer)

Short, spongey, cube shaped

#6
Front (Question)

Characterize a flat bone

Back (Answer)

Thin, flat, broad

#7
Front (Question)

Characterize an irregular bone

Back (Answer)

Any bone that does not fit in any of the other 3 categories

#8
Front (Question)

Define epiphysis

Back (Answer)

Ends of a long bone, where it connects to another bone

#9
Front (Question)

Diaphysis

Back (Answer)

Long, shaft of the bone (strength)

#10
Front (Question)

Medullary cavity

Back (Answer)

Hollow middle of diaphysis, holds bone marrow

#11
Front (Question)

Bone marrow

Back (Answer)

Blood cell production occurs here, also fat storage

#12
Front (Question)

Articular cartilage

Back (Answer)

Outer surface of epiphysis, decreases friction in the joints

#13
Front (Question)

Nutrient foramen

Back (Answer)

Opening to blood vessel passageways

#14
Front (Question)

Endosteum

Back (Answer)

Lining of the inner cavity. Heals any fractures

#15
Front (Question)

Periosteum

Back (Answer)

Outer lining, protects against injury

#16
Front (Question)

Inferior

Back (Answer)

Nearer to the feet. A structure below another

#17
Front (Question)

Superior

Back (Answer)

Nearer to the head, a structure above another

#18
Front (Question)

Proximal

Back (Answer)

Nearer to the trunk, closer to the point of attachment on the body than another structure.

#19
Front (Question)

Distal

Back (Answer)

Farther away from the trunk, farther from the point of attachment to the body than another structure

#20
Front (Question)

Medial

Back (Answer)

Nearer to the medial plane, towards the midline of the body

#21
Front (Question)

Lateral

Back (Answer)

Farther from the medial plane, away from the midline of the body

#22
Front (Question)

Posterior

Back (Answer)

Nearer to the back, the back of the body

#23
Front (Question)

Anterior

Back (Answer)

Nearer to the front, the front of the body

#24
Front (Question)

Outline the functions of connective tissue

Back (Answer)

Cartilage- support and cushioning. Found between discs of vertebrae, surrounding ends of joints and in nose and ears Ligament- connective tissue attaching two or more bones together Tendon- attaches muscle to bone