Bones Flashcards
What is the role of bones?
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- Supportive
- Aid in movement
- Protective
- Blood cell formation
- Mineral storage
What are the types of bones?
- Long bones
- Short bones (cube shape)
- Flat bones (etc. skull)
- Irregular bones (don’t belong in other categories)
- Sesamoid bones (round/oval shape, develop with tendons)
What are the types of skeletal systems?
- Axial (skull, vertebrae, scrum and coccyx, ribs, and sternum)
- Appendicular: (upper and lower extremities)
What are the two types of bones in the skull and how many of each
- 8 cranial
- 14 facial
Label the skull
What are the vertebrae separated by?
Intervertebral discs
What are the vertebrae types and how many of each?
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- 7 Cervical
- 12 Thoracic
- 5 Lumbar
- 5 Sacral (make up the sacrum)
- 4 Coccygeal (make up the coccyx)
Process
a projection or growth coming off a bone
Articular
relating to a joint or region which the joint is located
Foramen
an opening/hole in the bone
Label the vertebrae
How to distinguish a Lumbar Vertebrae?
- largest and heaviest
- body: kidney-shaped
- vertebral foramen: triangle-shaped
- transverse process: short
- spinous process: thick, short, square, point posteriorly
Costal
Relating to the ribs
Facet
A small, smooth, flat surface
How to distinguish a Cervical Vertebrae?
- body: small and oval
- vertebral foramen: triangular
- transverse process: contains transverse foramen
- Spinous process: fork-shaped
- Articular facet: superior and inferior
Where is the Atlas located?
CI
How to distinguish the Axis?
- Dens (odontoid process)
- Body
- Transverse process
- Spinous process
How to distinguish the Atlas?
- Vertebral foramen
- Lateral mass
- Superior Articular facet(s)
- Transverse process
- NO SPINOUS PROCESS
Where is the Axis located?
CII
How to distinguish the Thoracic Vertebrae?
- Body: heart shape
- Vertebral foramen: circular
- Transverse process: long, articular facets for the ribs
- Spinous process: long, points inferiorly, skinny