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What is the name of the neck joint?

The medical term for a neck joint is called a pivot joint. This is when one bone rotates around another bone in a circular motion.


Connection of muscle to a stationary bone?

origin


What bone in the skull is not stationary?

The mandible (jawbone).


The point of attachment of a muscle by means of a tendon to the stationary bone is called?

The point of attachment of a muscle by means of a tendon to the stationary bone is called the origin.


What is the medical term for connection of muscle to a stationary bone?

ligament


What is the attachment to the stationary bone?

Alright, now that the riff-raff is outta the way - Origin is the attachment of a muscle (tendon) that is stationary. Insertion is at the other end of the muscle that is attached to a movable bone, also with a tendon. Hoped that helps.


How would you describe a broken arm in medical terminology?

Depending on which bone(s) is/are involved, you would say a fractured humerus, radius, or ulna; referring to the upper arm bone, and the lower arm bone that rotates around the other lower arm bone respectively.


What is the stationary end when a muscle contracts?

A muscle attaches to a bone at two points the origin and insertion. The origin is the immovable (stationary) point. The insertion is the movable point. The insertion always moves towards the origin.Fibrous joint? The definition: consists of two bones that are united by fibrous tissue and exhibit little or no movement.


What is another way of saying bone?

another way to say bone


A tendon attaches one bone to another?

No, a tendon attaches a muscle to bone. A ligament attaches a bone to another bone.


What is another name for your back bone?

Spine is another word for back bone


What is another name for bone formation?

Another name for bone formation is ossification.