Vocab: Articulate
to join together as a joint
Condyle
rounded protuberance at end of a bone forming an articulation
Facet
a small smooth area on a bone or other hard surface
foramen
a passage or opening; an orifice, a communication between two cavities of an organ or a hole in a bone for passage of vessels
fossa
a furror or shallow depression
meatus
a passage or opening
process
a projection or outgrowht of bone or tissue
transverse
lying at right angles to the long axis of the body; crosswise
ramus
a branch; one of the divisions of a forked structure
mandibular
the verticel portion of mandible
spine
sharp process of a bone
suture
line of union in an immovable articulation as those between the skull bones
trochanter
either of the two bony processes below the neck of the femur (greater, lesser)
tubercle
small rounded elevation or eminence on a bone
tuberosity
an elevated round process of a bone, a tubercle or nodule
Antagonist
that which counteracts the aciton of something else, as a muscle. opposite of synergist
synergist
a muscle or organ functioning in cooperation w anaother as the flexor muscles. opposite of antagonist
bilateral
affecting or relating to 2 sides
unilateral
affecting or occuring only on 1 side
contralateral
origination in or affecting the same side of the body
ipsilateral
on the same side; affecting the same side of the body
origin
the source of anything, a starting point. the more fixated attachement of a muscle
insertion
the moveable attachment of the distal end of the muscle, which produces shape changes or skeletal movement when muscle contracts
Aponeurosis
a flat fibrous sheet of connective tissue that serves to attach muscle TO BONE or other tissue. may sometimes serve as fascia
bifurcation
a seperation into two branches; the point of forking
fascia
a fibrous meembarane covering, supporting, and seperating muscles. it aloso unites the skin with underlying tissue
reciprocal inhibition
inhibition of muscles antagonistic to those being facilitated; this is essential for coordinating movement
acute disease
when signs and syptoms appear suddenly and persist for a short time