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Trail Guide To The Body:Questions & Detailed Answers
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Trail Guide To The Body:Questions & Detailed AnswersAxial skeleton Right Ans - skeleton's center: includes cranium, vertebral
column, ribs, sternum, and hyoid bone
Appendicular skeleton Right Ans - skeleton composed of arms & legs,
including pectoral girdle (scapula & clavicle) & pelvic girdle (hips)
15% Right Ans - skeleton makes up ___ of the body's weight
synovial joints Right Ans - contain a joint cavity that allows for movement
ball-and-socket joint Right Ans - spherical surface of one bone fits into the
dish-shaped depression of another bone (capable of movement in every
plane)
shoulder Right Ans - an example of a joint capable of circumduction
hinge joint Right Ans - allows only flexion & extension, similar to the
movements of a door hinge.
elbow Right Ans - example of a hinge joint
gliding joint Right Ans - usually between two flat surfaces & allows the
least movement of all synovial joints, only small shifting movements are
possible at these articulations
carpal bones & tarsal bones Right Ans - examples of gliding joints
ellipsoid joint Right Ans - consists of oval-shaped end of one bone
articulating with the elliptical basin of another bone, it permits
flexion/extension & abduction/adduction
wrist (radiocarpal) Right Ans - example of an ellipsoid joint
saddle joint Right Ans - modified ellipsoid joint composed of convex &
concave articulating surfaces - like 2 saddles
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