Musculoskeletal Anatomy Terminology

A cardinal plane that shows a lateral view of the body is a ______.

• frontal plane

• transverse plane

• sagittal plane

• oblique plane

An axis associated with the transverse plane is ______ .

• a vertical axis

• a medial-lateral axis

• an anterior-posterior axis

• a coronal axis

In anatomy, the arm is the body segment between the ______ .

• glenohumeral joint and elbow joint

• elbow joint and wrist joint

• glenohumeral joint and wrist joint

• glenohumeral joint and the ends of the fingers

Inference to the spine, superior and inferior are nearly synonymous with ______ .

• deep and superficial

• medial and lateral

• anterior and posterior

• cephalic and caudal

A tendon connects ______ .

• muscle to bone

• bone to bone

• muscle to skin

• bone to cartilage

A joint with a capsule and that usually allows significant motion is ______ .

• a cartilaginous joint

• a synovial joint

• a fibrous joint

• a suture joint

A line around which rotation occurs is _____ .

• a plane

• a moment arm

• an axis

• torque

The pubic symphysis is an example of ______ .

• a cartilaginous joint

• a suture joint

• a synovial joint

• a diarthrosis

The motions of the elbow joint in the sagittal plane are ______ .

• pronation and supination

• abduction and adduction

• flexion and extension

• internal rotation and external rotation

When a muscle contracts, it can create motion by ______.

• pushing or pulling

• pushing

• pulling