Bones Flashcards

1
Q

what are the 5 types of human boneas

A

short
long
sesamoid
irregular
flat

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2
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sesamoid bone

A

small bone imbedded in a tendon

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3
Q

short bone ex

A

carpals and tarsals

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4
Q

long bone ex

A

humerus

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5
Q

sesamoid bone ex

A

patella

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6
Q

flat bone ex

A

scapula

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7
Q

irregular bone ex

A

coccyx

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8
Q

axial skeleton

A

head, neck, trunk

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9
Q

appendicular skeleton

A

appendages (limbs)

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10
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cartilage

A

connective tissue that is often inserted between the bones that form a joint

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11
Q

cartilage purpose

A

eliminate the friction between the articulating bones

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12
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ligament

A

connects bone to bone

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13
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ligament purpose

A

fibrous bands that enhance the stability of the joints

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14
Q

bursae

A

fluid-filled sac that acts as cushion to prevent friction

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15
Q

where can u find a bursae

A

knee

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16
Q

where does the arm attach to the trunk

A

glenohumeral joint

17
Q

how many bones in hand

18
Q

how many carpal bones

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how many metacarpal bones

20
Q

what do lower limbs provide us w

A

bipedal mobility

21
Q

what is the strongest bone in the body

22
Q

how many tarsal bones

23
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how many metatarsal bones

24
Q

big toe

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what is the skull divided into
neurocranium and viscerocranium
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neurocranium
composed of the cranial bones
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neurocranium purpose
house and protect the brain
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viscerocranium
built by the facial bones and represents the skeleton of the face
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what are the two paired cranium bones
temporal parietal
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what are the four single bones of the cranium
frontal occipital sphenoid ethmoid
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what are the cranial bones joined together by
sutures
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suture
immovable fibrous joint
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what does the mandible allow us to do
mastication and speech
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how many facial bones
14
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which facial bones are not paired
mandible vomer
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list all the facial bones
Zygomatic bones: 2 Maxillae: 2 Nasal bones: 2 Lacrimal bones: 2 Vomer: 1 Palatine bones: 2 Inferior conchae: 2 Mandible: 1
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what is the mandible joined to the skull by
temporomandibular joint.
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