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Bones and Joints - Pre Practical Lecture COPY Flashcards

1
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Define epiphysis

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The end part of a long bone

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Define diaphysis

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The central part of a long bone

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Define metaphysis

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The wide part of a long bone between the epiphysis and the narrow diaphysis. It contains the growth plate.

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Define condyle

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The smooth end of a bone that articulates (in a joint) with the condyle of an adjoining bone.

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Deine epicondyle

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A protuberance above or on the condyle of a long bone, allows for attachment to ligaments and muscles that act on the joint

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What is a fossa?

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A shallow depression

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Define process?

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Any projection or bump

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Define Foramen?

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Arperature

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Define sulcus

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A narrow groove

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Define Tuberosity

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A rough projection slightly bigger than a tubercule

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Define tubercule

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A small projection

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Define spine

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A pointed process

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What cells are contained within bone marrow?

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Adipose cells and Adipocytes

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What is a suture?

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Fibrous joint, Immovable joint, found in the skull, fuses after 20 years

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What are gomphmoses?

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Fibrous joint, Immovable joints, articulate the teeth with their sockets

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What are syndemoses?

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Fibrous joint, Slightly movable joints, held together by interroseous membrane,

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What are the four types of bone?

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Compact, spongy, epiphyseal growth plate (contains hyaline cartilage) Bone marrow

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Describe primary cartilaginous (synchondroses) joint

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Only Hyaline cartilage, immovable and temporary, (between epiphysis and diaphysis)

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Describe a secondary cartilaginous (symphyses) joint

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Contains fibrocartilage and Hyaline cartilage (midline of the body, intervertebral discs), doesn’t ossify with age

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Define joint cavity in synovial joint

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Space between articulating bones lined with synovial membrane

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Define joint capsule

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Surrounds joint cavity

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Define synovial membrane

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Secretes synovial fluid which lubricates and nourishes the joint

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Define articular cartilage

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Hyaline cartilage that covers the ends of the articulating bones, covered with synovial fluid

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Describe the different types of synovial joint (there are 6)

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Hinge, pivot, condylar, saddle, ball and socket, plane

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What is flexion?

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Decreasing the angle of a joint

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What is extension?

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Increasing the angle of a joint

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27
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What is dorsiflexion?

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Decreasing the angle of the ankle joint

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28
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What is plantarflexion?

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Increasing the angle of the ankle joint

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29
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What is elevation?

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Moving part of the body in the superior direction

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What is depression?

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Moving part of the body in an inferior direction

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What is eversion?

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Rotating the ankle so that the soul of the foot points away from the other

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What is inversion?

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The opposite of eversion

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What is abduction?

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Moving a limb away from the medial line of the body

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What is adduction?

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The opposite of abduction

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What is lateral rotation?

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Rotating a limb away from the medial line of the body

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36
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What is medial rotation

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The opposite of lateral roatation

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What is pronation?

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Rotating the forearm so that the palm is facing down if the forearm is flexed

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What is supination?

39
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What is retraction?

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Posterior movement of the arm at the shoulder

40
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What is protraction?

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The opposite of retraction

41
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What is lateral flexion?

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Bending the spine to the side away from the medial line.

42
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What is circumduction?

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The combination of different movements around a joint

43
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What does joint stability depend on?

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Muscles, tendons, the fibrous capsule, the shape of articulating surfaces of the bones

44
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What is the blood and nerve supply in joints like?

45
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Why do blood vessels branch and reconnect around a blood vessel?

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Stops the compression of the blood vessels and the restriction of blood flow

46
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What sense are joints heavily influential in?

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Proprioception

47
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What is Hilton’s law?

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The nerve supplying a muscle that crosses a joint also innervates the joint

48
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Define superior?

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Closer the the head

49
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Define inferior?

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Closer to the feet

50
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Define anterior

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Nearer to the front

51
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Define posterior

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Nearer to the back

52
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Define medial

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Nearer to the medial plane

53
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Define lateral

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Further away from the medial plane

54
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Define proxiaml

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Nearer to the trunk or point of origin

55
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Define distal

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Further away from the trunk or point of origin

56
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Define superficial

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Nearer to, or on the surface

57
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Define deep

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Further away from the surface

58
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Define palmar

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Nearer to or on the the palm of the hand

59
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Define plantar

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Nearer to or on the soul of the foot

60
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Define dorsal

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Nearer to or on the back of the body or structure

61
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Define Ventral

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Nearer to or on the front of the body or structure

62
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Define cranial or Rostral

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Nearer to the head

63
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Define caudal

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Nearer to the feet

64
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Define ipsilateral

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On the same side of the body or structure

65
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Define contralateral?

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On the opposite side of the body or structure

66
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What are the 5 body regions of the body?

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Head and neck
Upper limbs
Lower Limbs
Thorax
Abdominal cavity
67
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What are the 5 body cavities of the body?

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Dorsal body cavity - Cranial and vertebral
Ventral body cavity - Thoracic (diaphragm separates)
Abdominal
Pelvic

68
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Which germ layer does nerve tissue arise from ?

69
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Which germ layer gives origin to bone, cartilage and skeletal muscle?

70
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Which germ layer gives rise to the digestive tract and the lining of blood vessels?

71
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Other than the epiphyseal growth plate where else is hyaline cartilage found in long bone?

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Articular cartilage on the articulating surfaces of long bone

72
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What tissue is found in the medullary cavity and what is its function?

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Hematopoetic tissue - responsible for hematopoeisis

73
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What does the axial skeleton refer to?

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Bones situated on the long axis of the body in the anatomical position

74
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What does the appendicular skeleton refer to?

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Bones that are appended to the axial skeleton

75
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What are limb girdles?

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They surround and support proximal ends of the limbs. Provide a point of attachment for the appendicular bones to the axial bones.

76
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Which two bones form the upper limb girdle

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Scapula and the clavicle

77
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Which three bones from the lower limb girdle?

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Pubis, ilium and ischium

78
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What is the function of compact bone?

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Protection of cancellous bone - Structural support

79
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What is the function of spongy bone?

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Shock absorbing
Structural support
Facilitates the movement of joints and limbs

80
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What is the function of the marrow cavity?

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Production of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets

81
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What is the function of the periosteum?

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Attachment to tissue

Envelopes the bone except at the surface of joints

82
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Where is the metaphysis?

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Between the epiphysis and the diaphysis

83
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Which tissue gives rise to appostitional bone growth?

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The periosteum

84
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Which tissue gives rise to the interstitial growth of a bone?

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The epiphyseal growth plate

85
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Give examples of the 5 types of bone

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Long - humerus
Irregular bones - vertebra and mandible
Flat - Skull and ribs
Short - carpal and tarsal
Sesamoid bone - patella
86
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What is the function of a condyle?

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Articulates with other bone in a joint

87
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Which structures attach to the epicondyles and tuberosities?

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Ligaments and tendons

88
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Which structure attaches to a spine?

89
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What is intramembranous ossification?

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When the embryological connective tissue membrane (mesenchyme) becomes replaced by bone.

Flat bones of the skull face and jaw and centre of clavivel

90
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What is endochronal ossification?

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Hyaline cartilage model becomes replaced by bone.

Forms long bones in the boy

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