Anaphy 3 Flashcards
protects organs
Produce RBC
store minerals
Bone
framework that supports the body
skeletal system
perpendicular to the shaft of the bone
transverse
parallel to the bone
linear
plane oblique to the long axis of the bone
oblique
torque is applied along the axis of a bone
spiral
does not extend all the way through the bone
greenstick
broken into more than two pieces
Comminuted
Protects the brain
skull
how many cranial bones
8
how many Facial bones
14
body’s central point
spine (backbone)
spine has 33 vertibrae that form the spinal canal
vertebrae
the lowest vertebrae
sacrum and coccyx
the top part of the spine has seven vertebrae
cervical (neck)
the cervical spine makes an inward C-shape called
Lordotic curve / Cervical lordosis
Has 12 vertibrae (T1-T12)
Thoracic (Upper Back)
how many vertibrae has lumbar have
5 vertibrae
This section of the spine bends out slightly to make a backward C shape called
kyphotic curve / Thoracic kyphosis
the lumbar spine bends inward to create a C-shaped called
Lordotic curve / lumbar lordosis
triangle shaped bone connects to the hips
sacrum
how many sacral vertibrae
5
sacrum and hip bones form a ring called
pelvic girdle
four fused vertibrae make up this small piece of bone found
coccyx (tailbone)