1.4 The Musculoskeletal System Flashcards
Joint
Where two or more bones meet
Three types of joints
- fibrous or fixed joints
- cartilaginous or slightly moveable joints
- synovial or freely moveable
Bone on top of head
Cranium
Bone at the jaw
Mandible
Bone at the neck
Cervical vertebrae
Bone on collarbone
Clavicle
Bone on shoulder blades
Scapula
sections of vertebrae
come to Leos stinky crib
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacrum
coccyx
bone on inside of arm
Ulna
Bone on outside of arm
Radius
Bones in hands
phalanges = fingers
metacarpals = in middle
carpals = bottom of hand
Bone at top of arm
Humerus
Bone in middle or ribs
Sternum
Bone at hip
Pelvis
Bone at bottom of hip next to hip flexor
Ischium
Bone at top of leg
femur
Bone at knee
Patella
Main bone in shin
tibia
Smaller bone in shin
fibula
Bones in foot
phalanges = toes
metatarsals = middle of foot
tarsals = top of foot
Bone at back of foot ( bone in the ankle)
Talus
How many bones to remember
27
What movement does the ball and socket joint allow ?
movement in every direction
How is a ball and socket joint formed?
the round head of a bone fitting into the cup-shaped capsule of the connecting bone