ANAPHY 3-A Flashcards
adult skeletal system is composed of how many bones
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These bones and cartilages are united by
ligaments
includes all bones that lie on or near the central axis of the body
axial skeleton
The adult axial skeleton consists of 80 bones and includes the
skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum.
This division consists of all bones of the upper and lower limbs (extremities) and the shoulder and pelvic girdles.
Appendicular Skeleton
adult appendicular skeleton comprises ___separate bones
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is a special type of small, oval-shaped bone that is embedded in certain tendons (most often near joints).
sesamoid bone
the largest sesamoid bones.
two patellae
The other most common sesamoid bones are located in
the posterior foot at the base of the first toe.
consist of a body and two ends or extremities
Long bones
A. Classification of Bones
long, short, irregular, and flat bones
Long bones are found only in the
appendicular skeleton.
roughly cuboidal and are found only in the wrists and ankles.
Short bones
Short bones consist mainly of
Short bones consist mainly of cancellous tissue
consist of two plates of compact bone with cancellous bone and marrow between them.
Flat bones
example of falt bones
calvaria, sternum, ribs, and scapulae
the narrow space between the inner and the outer table of flat bones within the cranium.
Diploe
have peculiar shapes. (
Irregular bones
give examples of irregular bones
vertebrae, facial bones, bones of the base of the cranium, and bones of the pelvis)
usually provide movement in a single direction.
bicondylar
Bicondylar joints are formed by
two convex condyles,
allows the greatest freedom of motion
Ball and socket
true or false:The greater the depth of the socket, the more limited is the movement.
true
positioned opposite each other.
saddle