Anatomy & Physiology Definitions

to join together as a joint

rounded protuberance at end of a bone forming an articulation

a small smooth area on a bone or other hard surface

a passage or opening; an orifice, a communication between two cavities of an organ or a hole in a bone for passage of vessels

a furror or shallow depression

a passage or opening

a projection or outgrowht of bone or tissue

lying at right angles to the long axis of the body; crosswise

a branch; one of the divisions of a forked structure

the verticel portion of mandible

sharp process of a bone

line of union in an immovable articulation as those between the skull bones

either of the two bony processes below the neck of the femur (greater, lesser)

small rounded elevation or eminence on a bone

an elevated round process of a bone, a tubercle or nodule

that which counteracts the aciton of something else, as a muscle. opposite of synergist

a muscle or organ functioning in cooperation w anaother as the flexor muscles. opposite of antagonist

affecting or relating to 2 sides

affecting or occuring only on 1 side

origination in or affecting the same side of the body

on the same side; affecting the same side of the body

the source of anything, a starting point. the more fixated attachement of a muscle

the moveable attachment of the distal end of the muscle, which produces shape changes or skeletal movement when muscle contracts

a flat fibrous sheet of connective tissue that serves to attach muscle TO BONE or other tissue. may sometimes serve as fascia

a seperation into two branches; the point of forking

a fibrous meembarane covering, supporting, and seperating muscles. it aloso unites the skin with underlying tissue

inhibition of muscles antagonistic to those being facilitated; this is essential for coordinating movement

when signs and syptoms appear suddenly and persist for a short time