Showing posts with label joints. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joints. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2009

Anterior upper skeleton


Can you give the anatomical term for collar bone? What muscles attach to it? Can you name its articulations with other bones?
Can you name the parts of the sternum?
Can you name which joints you see, and what type of joint are they?
Can you name which muscles are to be found between the ribs? What is their function?
What muscles attach to the ribs? Can you name their joint actions?

the Pelvis

Can you name the parts and landmarks of the pelvis?
Which muscle attach where?
What movement do they cause at which joint?
How does the spine join the pelvis? What type of joint is that?

The upper appendage

Can you name the bones of the upper appendicular skeleton?
And the lower?

Can you name the joints and the movements that tae place at each joint?

Detail of the knees Joint

Another view. Which one?
Whats the purpose of the popliteus?
Can you name the bones?
Can you name the landmarks, muscle attachment points?
Which muscles specifically cross this side of the knee?

Anterior detail of R shoulder


Can you name the bones in this diagram?
Can you name any other landmarks on the bones?
Which muscles attach to these landmarks. Which muscles cross the shoulder joint and what movement action do they make at that joint?
Which cross any other joint? What movement do they cause?
What type of joint is the shoulder?

Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Elbow Joint

Know these joint landmarks.
How do the radius and ulna movement during forearm pronation?
Which one leads to the thumb?

The Elbow Joint

Can you name the bones depicted here?
What type of joint is the elbow joint? What movements does this joint make?
What muscles cause those movements? Where do they orginate or insert around the elbow joint?

C1-C2 joint

Can you explain how these two vertebra are different to the others?
How does the 'atlas/axis' configuration work?

View of Knee Joint

Is this a view of the lateral or medial aspect fo the knee? Can you name the bones?
Can you name the landmarks you know on these bones?
Can you name which mucles attach to the landmarks and which movement they cause at which joint?

Bones of the hand




Can you recognise the hand bones?
What type of bones are the digits compared to the carpals.
What muscles do you know that insert into the hand bones, and where?
What is the action of these muscles on the wrist, and finger joints?

Shoulder Joint Detail

Name the joint that sits into the glenoid fossa.
What type of joint is it? How does it differ, how is it similar to the hip joint?
Which muscles attach to the landmarks on the scapula?
What movement of the scapula do they activate?
Can you name the 6 main movements fo the scapula?

The Knee Joint


Know these landmarks of the knee joint.
What type of joint is it?
Name the bones you see. Can you name any landmarks on the bones that you know.
Which muscles attach to this area, or cross the joint?
What movement do they cause at the knee joint?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Structure of a Synovial Joint

What is a synovial joint? What are the other types of joint and how do they differ from a synvial joint? How does the joint structure affect its function?
What is the function of each part of the joint?

Scan view of the knee

What plane are youviewing this image in?
What bones, joints and mucles can you recognise?
What is the covering on the bone surfaces, that looks like an icecream cone in this image?