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Semester 2- MSK > 1 Bones and Joints > Flashcards

1 Bones and Joints Flashcards

1
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What is the purpose of the skeleton?

A 
Support
Movement
Protect organs
Maintain shape
Mineral and lipid storage
Haemopoiesis
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2
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What is the axial skeleton?

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The central bones- protect the vital organs

Skull, Vertical column, Rib cage

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3
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What is the appendicular skeleton?

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Bones in the limbs

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4
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List the 5 different types of bone

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Long
Short
Flat
Irregular
Sesamoid
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5
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What is a tuberosity?

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A roughened, rounded elevation

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6
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What is a tubercle?

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A small elevation

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7
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What is a spinous process?

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A slender projection

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8
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What is a trochanter?

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A large projection of the femur

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9
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What is a condyle?

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Large prominence or rounded surface

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10
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What is an epicondyle?

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A smaller prominence above a condyle

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11
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What is a facet?

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A flattened surface for joint/muscle contraction

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12
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What is a crest?

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A ridge

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13
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What is a sinus?

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A hollow space

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14
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What is a meatus?

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A tunnel or canal

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15
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What is a fossa?

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A depression

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16
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What is a foramen?

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A hole or opening

17
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What is a notch?

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A large groove

18
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What is a joint?

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An articulation between two or more bones

19
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What is a fibrous joint?

A

Fixed connections made of fibrous connective tissue

20
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When do sutures in the skull form and why?

A

Sutures are joints in the skull. They form after birth so the plates can slide over each other in delivery.

21
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When does gomphosis occur?

A

When structures are pegged into sockets eg. teeth

22
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What is a fibrous joint between two bones called?

A

Syndesmosis joint

23
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What is a cartilaginous joint?

A

Bones joined by cartilage

24
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What type of joint uses hyaline cartilage?

A

Synchondrosis primary cartilaginous joints

25
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What joints use fibrocartilage?

A

Symphysis secondary cartilaginous joints

26
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Where are synovial joints found?

A

In the limbs

27
Q

List three things a synovial joint has

A

Articular capsule
Synovial fluid
Articular cartilage

28
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Where are saddle joints found?

A

Concave and convex joint surfaces eg. wrist

29
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What movements does a plane joint allow?

A

Gliding or sliding

Eg. in the foot

30
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What movements does a hinge joint allow?

A

Permits flexion and extension only

Eg. elbow

31
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What movements does a ball and socket joint allow?

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Permits movement in several axes

32
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What movements does a condyloid joint allow?

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Flexion, extension, adduction, abduction, circumduction

Eg. metacarpal-phlangial junction

33
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What movement does a pivot joint allow?

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Allows rotation

Eg. neck

34
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How many bones are in the body?

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206

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