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What is the body portion that consists of the upper and lower extremities?
Appendicular Skeleton
What does is it mean if falx is midline?
midline falx
What is T 4 regarding the skeleton?
It is the 4th vertibrae in the thorasic (chest/upper back) portion of the spine,
What means the direction toword or nearer the midline?
Toward the midline means in the direction of the middle of the body. "Medial" means located closer to the midline, and adduction is movement of the limbs towards the midline.
How does a joint move during adduction?
Adduction means to move an arm or leg toward the midline. The midline is the center of your body. The joints that allow this are ball and socket joints and so they also have to turn towards the midline.
What is included in axial skeleton?
The axial skeleton runs along the body's s midline axis and is made up of 80 bones in the following regions:SkullHyoidAuditory ossiclesRibsSternumVertebral column
What is the Ascender portion of a character?
It is the portion of the character that lies above the midline.
Which aponeurosis travels along the ventral abdominal midline?
The linea alba is the aponeurosis that travels along the ventral abdominal midline.
Which portion of a long bone is located nearest to the midline?
proximal epiphysis
Which endocrine gland is located near the midline in the anterior portion of the thoracic cavity?
thymus
A cut that is made along the midline is called?
midsagittal plan
Where muscles ends that is the more movable end or portion away from the midline?
muscle origin
What are the vertebral processes most easily palpated along the midline of the back?
Spinous
What bones comprise the axial skeleton?
Axial bones are part of the skeleton. It consists of 80 bones that go along the central axis of the human body. They go from the human skull right down to the vertebral column.The bones of the SkullThe bones of the ThoraxThe bones of the Vertebral ColumnThe RibsThe Pelvic boneslist the bones of the axial skeleton
What does the word axial mean in the human body?
axial means toward the midline. it usually refers to the axial skeleton, or the spine, ribs, and pelvic girdle
What portion of the body's total calcium content is deposited in the skeleton?
99%
What is the body portion that consists of the upper and lower extremities?
Appendicular Skeleton
