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Bones Flashcards

1
Q

The Skeletal System is made up of _____ and _____

A

Bones, joints

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2
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Long Bones are _____ then they are _____

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Longer, wide

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3
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Short Bones are about as _____ as they are _____

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Wide, long

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4
Q

Flat Bones are _____ bones that are usually _____

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Thin, curved

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5
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Irregular Bones are bones that cannot fit into any of the _____

A

Categories

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6
Q

Gross Anatomy _____ the body at a _____ level

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Examines, microscopic

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7
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The diaphysis is the _____ shaft or _____ of the bone

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Main, midsection

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8
Q

Medullary means _____

A

Middle

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9
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The Epiphysis is the rounder, broader _____ _____ of a long bone

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Joint end

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10
Q

Joint Cartilage absorbs _____ and cushions the _____ while moving.

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Shock, bone

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11
Q

Periosteum is the outermost layer of _____, a thin fibrous membrane. Has _____ ends that sense pain and blood cells with _____ for the bone.

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Bone, nerve, nutrients

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12
Q

The skull _____ the _____

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Protects, brain

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13
Q

The Mandible is the _____ bone

A

Jaw

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14
Q

The Frontal bone is the _____ bone

A

Forehead

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15
Q

Sutures are the _____ that hold the ______ bones together

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Joints, cranial

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16
Q

External means _____

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Outer

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17
Q

Acoustic means _____

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Hearing

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18
Q

Meatus means _____

A

Opening

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19
Q

Foramen Magnum is the ______ the _____ _____ passes through

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Opening, Spinal Cord

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20
Q

Magnum means _____

A

Big

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21
Q

Zygomatic arches are the _____ below your _____

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Cheekbones, eyes

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22
Q

Maxillary bones form the upper _____, and hold your upper _____

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Jaw, Teeth

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23
Q

Optic nerves carry _____, created by our _____, to our brain

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Impulses, eyes

24
Q

The Cranium is the _____ part of the _____

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Main, skull

25
Q

Eight bones, that are fused together, make the _____

26
Q

The _____ has one parietal bone on each _____

A

Skull, side

27
Q

The occipital bone _____ the part of the _____ that helps you _____

A

Protects, brain, see

28
Q

The temporal bones are the _____ bones

29
Q

The sphenoid bone makes a _____ for the _____

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Floor, brain

30
Q

The ethmoid bone helps your _____ _____ function

A

Nasal cavities

31
Q

The External Acoustic Meatus is the _____ _____ on each side of the head

32
Q

Foramen means _____

33
Q

Formina means _____ _____

A

Many foramen

34
Q

The cranial nerves _____ your _____ and _____

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Control, head, neck

35
Q

The Sinus cavities help _____ breathe

A

Manipulate

36
Q

The Sinus Cavities help ______ breathe.

A

Manipulate

37
Q

The Vertebral Column provides a strong central _____ for our _____

A

Support, bodies

38
Q

The Cervical Vertebrae are the _____ bones of the _____

A

Seven, neck

39
Q

The Thoracic Vertebrae are the _____ bones in the _____

A

Twelve, chest

40
Q

The Lumbar Vertebrae the _____ bones of the lower _____

A

Five, back

41
Q

The Vertebral body gives the _____ its _____

A

Spine, strength

42
Q

The Vertebral arch has ______ that muscles and _____ connect to.

A

Projections, ligaments

43
Q

The Hyoid Bone is the _____ bone

44
Q

The Vertebrae Canal in where the ______ ______ passes through

A

Spinal Cord

45
Q

The Intervertebral Discs are the tough, rubbery _____ in between each _____

A

Cushions, vertebra

46
Q

Inter means _____

47
Q

The Thoracic Cage protects the spinal cord, _____, and _____

A

Heart, lungs

48
Q

The Manubrium is the broad _____ part of the _____

A

Upper, sternum

49
Q

The Sternum is the front portion of the _____ _____

A

Thoracic cage

50
Q

The Rib Cage contains _____-_____ ribs

A

Twenty, four

51
Q

The ribs are connected to the _____ by costal _____

A

Sternum, cartilage

52
Q

Costal Cartilage allows the _____ to move, with every _____.

A

Ribs, breathe

53
Q

The True Ribs are the top _____ ribs

54
Q

The False Ribs are the _____, _____, and _____ ribs

A

Eight, ninth, tenth

55
Q

The Floating ribs are the bottom _____ ribs

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