Bones and Joints Flashcards
The bone is
Dynamic living tissue that continuously is in the process of dynamic remodeling
Human skeleton consists of __ naked bones in 2 groups
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206
Axial skeleton (80)
Skull bones, ribs, sternum
Appendicular (126)
Bones of upper/lower limbs and girdled that connect the limbs to axial
Long bone
Greater length than width
Functions as levers
Short bone
Cube shaped
For force dispersion
Found in confined spaces
Flat bone
Sternum Thin layers of parallel plates Good for protection Broad dense surface Large area for muscle attachment
Irregular bone
Complex shapes
Many surface marking
Ex vertebrae certain bones of skull
Sesamoid
Shape like a sesame seed
Knee cap
Small indépendant bone
Often embedded into a tendon at the point it crosses a joint
Depression and openings
Allow passage of soft tissues
Form joints
Processes
Projections or outgrowths that form joints
Attachement points for ligament and tendons
Tubercle
Variably sizes rounded projection
Articulate tubercle
Tuberosity
Variably sizes projection with rough bumpy surface
Sacral
Tuberosity
Fissure
Narrow slit between bones for passage of blood vessels or nerves
Foramen
Hole for passage of blood vessels, nerves or ligaments
Ex
Intervertebral foramen
Fossa
Shallow depression
Articulate with another bone to form a joint
Sulcus
Furrow on a bone for passage of blood vessel nerve or tendon
Meatus
Tube like opening
Ex
Ear canal
Condyle
Rounded projection with a smooth articulate surface
Ex femoral condyle