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🚑 EMT: Crash Course Book > 6.2: Anatomy & Physiology: Skeletal Systems 🩻 > Flashcards

6.2: Anatomy & Physiology: Skeletal Systems 🩻 Flashcards

1
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How many bones are there in the human body?

A

206.

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Ligaments

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Connect bone to bone.

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Tendons

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Connect bone to muscle.

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Cartilage

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Connective tissue that allows smooth movement of joints.

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Axial Skeleton

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  1. Skull
  2. Spinal Column
  3. Ribcage
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Skull: Frontal Bone

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The forehead.

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Skull: Parietal Bone

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Top of the head, between the frontal and occipital bone.

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Skull: Occipital Bone

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The back portion of the skull.

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Skull: Temporal Bone

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Lateral bones, above the cheekbones.

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Skull: Maxillae (max-sill-ee)

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Forms the upper jaw, above the upper teeth.

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Skull: Mandible

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The movable portion of the lower jaw.

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Skull: Zygomatic Bone

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Cheekbones.

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Skull: Nasal Bone

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The nose.

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Skull: Foramen Magnum

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Opening in the occipital bone where the brain connects to the spinal cord.

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Spinal Column

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The central supporting structure that protects the spinal cord.

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16
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How many total vertebrae in the spinal column?

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33 vertebrae.

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Spinal Column: Cervical Spine

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7 vertebrae, C1-C7.

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Spinal Column: Thoracic Spine:

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12 vertebrae, T1-T12.

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Spinal Column: Lumbar Spine

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5 vertebrae, L1-L5.

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Spinal Column: Coccyx (kaak-sicks)

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4 fused vertebrae

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Spinal Column: Sacrum

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5 fused vertebrae

22
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Thoracic Cavity

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Houses the:

  1. Heart
  2. Lungs
  3. Trachea
  4. Esophagus
  5. Great Vessels
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Sternum

A

Breastbone

24
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3 Parts of the Sternum

A
  1. Manubrium: Upper portion
  2. Body: Middle portion
  3. Xiphoid: Lower tip portion
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Appendicular Skeleton

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Includes the bones of the:

  1. Arms
  2. Legs
  3. Pelvis
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Shoulder Girdle

A

Formed by the:

  1. Clavical (collarbone)
  2. Scapula (shoulder blade)
  3. Humerus (upper arm)
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Arm: Humerus

A

Upper Arm.

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Arm: Radius

A

The lateral bone of the forearm.

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Arm: Ulna

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The medial bone of the forearm

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Arm: Carpal Bones

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Arm: Metacarpals

A

The base of the fingers

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Arm: Phalanges

A

The fingers

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Pelvis

A

A ring-shaped structure formed by three bones that support the spinal column and protect the abdominal organs.

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Pelvis: Illium

A

The upper portion of the pelvis.

35
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Pelvis: Ischium

A

The lower portion of the pelvis.

36
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Pelvis: Pubis

A

The anterior portion of the pelvis.

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Leg: Femur

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The thigh bone (the strongest bone in the body).

38
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Leg: Patella

A

The kneecap

39
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Leg: Tibia

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The medial bone of the lower leg. (The shinbone)

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Leg: Fibula

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The lateral bone of the lower leg.

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Leg: Tarsal Bones

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Leg: Metatarsal Bones

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The base of the toes.

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Leg: Phalanges

44
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Joints

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Where two bones come together.

45
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Joints: Symphysis

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A joint with limited motion.

46
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Joints: Ball-and-Socket

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A joint where the distal end is capable of free motion, such as the shoulder.

47
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Joints: Hinge Joints

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A joint where the bones can only move uniaxially, such as the knee.

48
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The three types of muscles

A
  1. Involuntary Muscles
  2. Digestive Tract
  3. Voluntary Muscles (Skeletal)
49
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Involuntary Muscles

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Muscles located within the blood vessels

50
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Voluntary Muscles

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Muscles that attach to the skeleton.

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