WGU-D203- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
1. Functions of the Provide framework for the human body, structure, protect internal organs
skeletal system
2. Ossification the process cartilage is changed into bone
3. Long bones Cylinder-like in shape and longer than it is wide, these are the strongest bones in
your body
4. Examples of the Humerus (upper arm); femur (thigh); clavicle (collarbone); radius (forearm); ulna
long bone (forearm); phalanges (fingers and toes); tibia (lower leg); fibula (lower leg
5. Short bones equal in width and length
6. Examples of carpal (wrist) and tarsal (ankle) bones
short bones
7. Flat bones Flat and plate-like
8. Examples of flat bones of the skull (cranial bones); rib cage; scapula (shoulder blade
bones
9. Irregular bones irregular in shape
10. Examples of ir- vertebrae (spine); hip bones; mandible (jaw)
regular bones
11. Sesamoid bones small and round; embedded in a tendon
12. Examples of patella (kneecap)
sesamoid bones
13. Immovable joints allow little or no movement at the joint (ex: skull, rib cage)
(fibrous)
14. permit slight movement (ex: joints between adjacent vertebrae in the spine)
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Partly movable
joints
(cartilagi-nous)
15. Movable joints allow bones to move freely (ex: hip, knee joints)
(synovial
joints)
is voluntary; made up of three layers of tissue
16. skeletal muscle
tissue
allows for movement by pulling on our bones; Voluntary movement, produces heat,
17. skeletal muscle protects organs
tissue function
is involuntary; found only in the heart
18. cardiac muscle
tissue
allows blood to pump through the circulatory system
19. cardiac muscle
function
is involuntary; found in the internal organs
20. smooth muscle
tissue
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21. smooth muscle regulates flow of blood in arteries by contraction; help move food through the
function digestive and urine system
22. location a specific region of the body (ex: frontalis muscle -frontal bone of the skull)
23. size identified by their size from large to small (ex: gluteus maximus (biggest/largest)
24. shape indicator of the name of a muscle (ex: trapezius (trapezoid shaped)
25. fiber direction named by the direction the muscle fiber runs in relation to the midline of the body (ex:
rectus abdominis (straight)
26. action named by their function (ex: flexor (flexion) and extensor (extension)
27. origin/insertion sites where muscle originates and inserts
28. axial muscles located in the head, neck, trunk
29. examples axial smiling, frowning, swallowing, closing your eyes
muscles
30. located arms, legs, feet, and hands
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31. examples of ap- throwing a ball, running, kicking a ball
pendicular mus-
cles
32. Muscle contrac- a tightening or shortening of muscles (assist with stability and temperature regulation)
tion
occurs when muscle returns to normal after contracting
33. Muscle relax-
ation
34. Sarcomere controls muscle movement: helps muscles contract and relax
35. Sliding the theory that explains the process of muscle contraction and relaxation
Filament
Theory
a. (CNS) central nervous system
36. two divisions of
the nervous sys- b. (PNS) peripheral nervous system
tem
37. nervous tissue a specialized tissue making up the nervous system
38. neuron (nerve assist in sending messages throughout the nervous system
cell)
39. neuron neuron is an individual cell;
differ from a
nerve nerve is a group of axons coming ott a group of neuron
1. Functions of the Provide framework for the human body, structure, protect internal organs
skeletal system
2. Ossification the process cartilage is changed into bone
3. Long bones Cylinder-like in shape and longer than it is wide, these are the strongest bones in
your body
4. Examples of the Humerus (upper arm); femur (thigh); clavicle (collarbone); radius (forearm); ulna
long bone (forearm); phalanges (fingers and toes); tibia (lower leg); fibula (lower leg
5. Short bones equal in width and length
6. Examples of carpal (wrist) and tarsal (ankle) bones
short bones
7. Flat bones Flat and plate-like
8. Examples of flat bones of the skull (cranial bones); rib cage; scapula (shoulder blade
bones
9. Irregular bones irregular in shape
10. Examples of ir- vertebrae (spine); hip bones; mandible (jaw)
regular bones
11. Sesamoid bones small and round; embedded in a tendon
12. Examples of patella (kneecap)
sesamoid bones
13. Immovable joints allow little or no movement at the joint (ex: skull, rib cage)
(fibrous)
14. permit slight movement (ex: joints between adjacent vertebrae in the spine)
, WGU-D203- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
Partly movable
joints
(cartilagi-nous)
15. Movable joints allow bones to move freely (ex: hip, knee joints)
(synovial
joints)
is voluntary; made up of three layers of tissue
16. skeletal muscle
tissue
allows for movement by pulling on our bones; Voluntary movement, produces heat,
17. skeletal muscle protects organs
tissue function
is involuntary; found only in the heart
18. cardiac muscle
tissue
allows blood to pump through the circulatory system
19. cardiac muscle
function
is involuntary; found in the internal organs
20. smooth muscle
tissue
, WGU-D203- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
21. smooth muscle regulates flow of blood in arteries by contraction; help move food through the
function digestive and urine system
22. location a specific region of the body (ex: frontalis muscle -frontal bone of the skull)
23. size identified by their size from large to small (ex: gluteus maximus (biggest/largest)
24. shape indicator of the name of a muscle (ex: trapezius (trapezoid shaped)
25. fiber direction named by the direction the muscle fiber runs in relation to the midline of the body (ex:
rectus abdominis (straight)
26. action named by their function (ex: flexor (flexion) and extensor (extension)
27. origin/insertion sites where muscle originates and inserts
28. axial muscles located in the head, neck, trunk
29. examples axial smiling, frowning, swallowing, closing your eyes
muscles
30. located arms, legs, feet, and hands
, WGU-D203- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
31. examples of ap- throwing a ball, running, kicking a ball
pendicular mus-
cles
32. Muscle contrac- a tightening or shortening of muscles (assist with stability and temperature regulation)
tion
occurs when muscle returns to normal after contracting
33. Muscle relax-
ation
34. Sarcomere controls muscle movement: helps muscles contract and relax
35. Sliding the theory that explains the process of muscle contraction and relaxation
Filament
Theory
a. (CNS) central nervous system
36. two divisions of
the nervous sys- b. (PNS) peripheral nervous system
tem
37. nervous tissue a specialized tissue making up the nervous system
38. neuron (nerve assist in sending messages throughout the nervous system
cell)
39. neuron neuron is an individual cell;
differ from a
nerve nerve is a group of axons coming ott a group of neuron
