Nuro 528 AHA Musculoskeletal Exam | 151 Questions and Answers(A+ Solution guide)

tendon - Connects muscle to bone tendons: origin - Proximal Greater mass More stable (usually not the part being moved) tendon: insertion - Distal Less mass Greater motion (this bone is moved by the motion) axial skeleton - Head = skull Neck = hyoid bone and cervical vertebra Trunk = ribs, sternum, vertebrae, and sacrum appenduicular skeleton - Shoulder, collar, pelvic, arms and legs. LIMBS ligaments - Connect bone to bone cartilage - A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together. cartilage in the skeleton changes as the body grows - The younger a person is, the greater the contribution of cartilage. The bones of a newborn are soft and flexible because they are mostly composed of cartilage.Joints: Pivot - Pivot joints are uniaxial and allow for rotation only. One bone rotates within a sleeve or ring formed by the other bone. An example is the atlantoaxial joint, which allows for rotation of the head. Joints: Hinge - permit flexion and extension only. Joints: Saddle - The convex surface of one bone sits in the concave surfact of another. All movement is possible, but rotation is limited (carpal-metacarpal joint of the thumb)