MSA 2 Final Exam – Study Guide and Key Topics
24 Total. 5 Cervical, 12 Thorasic, 7 Lumbar. - AnswerHow many bones are in the
vertebral column?
Closer to the Surface - AnswerHow is a superficial structure in the body located?
Flexion - AnswerWhat is a movement that brings a joint closer together?
Lateral Rotation - AnswerWhat do you call a movement when the anterior thigh
swings away from the body's midline?
Axial Skeleton - AnswerIn which part of the body does lateral flexion occur?
Pronation - AnswerWhat movement takes place when the radius crosses over the
ulna, turning the palm down?
Ankle - AnswerPlantar flexion and dorsiflexion occur in which part of the body?
Dorsiflexion - AnswerWhich term refers to the ankle movement that takes the foot off
of the gas pedal?
Retraction - AnswerWhat is a posterior movement of the clavicle, head or jaw?
Mandible - AnswerLateral deviation occurs in what part of the body?
Sternoclavicular - AnswerWhich upper body joint is the single attachment between the
axial and appendicular skeletons?
Medial Border - AnswerWhat part of the scapula as an attachment site for the
rhomboids and serratus anterior?
Serratus Anterior - AnswerA winged-scapula indicates a weakness in what muscle?
Infraspinous - AnswerWhat fossa outlines the spine of the scapula, medial border and
lateral border?
Greater Tubercle - AnswerWhat bony landmark serves as an attachment site for 3 of
the 4 rotator cuff muscles?
Biceps Brachii - AnswerThe tendon of which muscle lies in the intertubercular groove?
Upper - AnswerWhich portion of the trapezius muscle elevates the scapula?
24 Total. 5 Cervical, 12 Thorasic, 7 Lumbar. - AnswerHow many bones are in the
vertebral column?
Closer to the Surface - AnswerHow is a superficial structure in the body located?
Flexion - AnswerWhat is a movement that brings a joint closer together?
Lateral Rotation - AnswerWhat do you call a movement when the anterior thigh
swings away from the body's midline?
Axial Skeleton - AnswerIn which part of the body does lateral flexion occur?
Pronation - AnswerWhat movement takes place when the radius crosses over the
ulna, turning the palm down?
Ankle - AnswerPlantar flexion and dorsiflexion occur in which part of the body?
Dorsiflexion - AnswerWhich term refers to the ankle movement that takes the foot off
of the gas pedal?
Retraction - AnswerWhat is a posterior movement of the clavicle, head or jaw?
Mandible - AnswerLateral deviation occurs in what part of the body?
Sternoclavicular - AnswerWhich upper body joint is the single attachment between the
axial and appendicular skeletons?
Medial Border - AnswerWhat part of the scapula as an attachment site for the
rhomboids and serratus anterior?
Serratus Anterior - AnswerA winged-scapula indicates a weakness in what muscle?
Infraspinous - AnswerWhat fossa outlines the spine of the scapula, medial border and
lateral border?
Greater Tubercle - AnswerWhat bony landmark serves as an attachment site for 3 of
the 4 rotator cuff muscles?
Biceps Brachii - AnswerThe tendon of which muscle lies in the intertubercular groove?
Upper - AnswerWhich portion of the trapezius muscle elevates the scapula?
