This video first introduces anatomy of the musculoskeletal system. Skeletal anatomy reviewed includes the cranium, mandible, clavicle, sternum, ribs, humerus, ulna, radius, scapula, vertebrae, sacrum, coccyx, carpals, metacarpals, phalanges, femur, patella, tibia, fibula, tarsals, and metatarsals. Musculoskeletal concepts reviewed include smooth muscle vs cardiac muscle vs skeletal muscle, movement vocabulary (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, pronation, supination, dorsiflexion, plantarflexion, eversion, and inversion), and major muscles of the chest, abdomen, arm, leg, and back. Finally, Latin and Greek roots relevant to the musculoskeletal system are discussed, from ankyl- and arthr- to physis- and ten-.

[Featured Images from Wikipedia: Skeleton (public domain) and Muscles (Creative Commons license)]

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