Bones and Joints Flashcards
What is region A?

Head and neck
What is region B?

Upper limbs
What is region C?

Thorax
What is region D?

Abdomen
What is region E?

Lower limbs
What does the ventral body cavity contrain?
Tharoic
Diaphragm
Abdominal
Pelvic
What does the dorsal body cavity contain?
Cranial
Spinal
What seperates the pleural and pericardial cavities from the abdominopelvic cavity?
Diaphragm seperates the pleural and pericardial cavities from the abdominopelvic cavity
What are pleural cavities anatomically closed spaces?
Pleural cavities are anatomically closed spaces to maintain the negative pressure of the lungs
Which is the cranial cavity?

First line
Which is the spinal cavity?

Second line
Which is the tharoic cavity?

Third line
Which is the diaphragm?

Fourth line
Which is the abdominal cavity?

Fifth line
Which is the pelvic cavity?
Sixth line

What is the tharoic cavity composed of?
The tharoic cavity is composed of the pleural and pericardial cavities
What are the different kinds of bones?
Long (limbs)
Short (wrist)
Flat (skull)
Pneumatic (contain air filled cavities)
Sesamoid (patella)
Irregular (vertebrae)
What membrane covers bone and what is its function?
Periosteum, lays down more bone
Why are limb bones long?
Limb bones are used for movement
Why do trunk bones vary between being long, flat and irregular?
Trunk bones are used for protection
Where is cartilage found?
The end of long bones at the joints
What are the three types of cartilage?
The three types of carilage are:
Elastic
Hyaline
Fibrocartilage
Where is elastic cartilage found?
Elastic cartilage is found in:
External ear
Epiglottis
Where is hyaline cartilage found?
Hyaline cartilage is found in:
Ribs
Nose
Trachea





























