Bones & Joints Flashcards
Thoracic vertebrae has large ____
Spinous processes
Lumbar vertebrae has large ____
Transverse processes
Two bones that make up the tarsus joint
Calcaneus and talus
What is the diaphysis
Shaft of the long bone, contains medullary cavity
What is the epiphysis
Is spongy bone, capped with hyaline cartilage
What is the metaphysis
Is located between the epiphysis and diaphysis, contains epiphyseal growth plate
Name of the two skeletal systems
Axial and appendicular
Where do the two skeletal systems articulate
Sacroiliac joint
Which three bones forms the pelvic girdle
Ilium, ischium, pubis
What is the largest bone of the pelvic girdle
Ilium
Synarcosis definition
No true articulating joint
Where does synarcosis occur
Shoulder
Bones that form the stifle joint
Femur, patella, tibia
Bones that form the elbow joint
Humerus, radius, ulna
Forms the point of elbow
Olecranon process
Forms the point of hock
Calcaneus
5 functions of skeletal system
Support, protection, movement, storage, blood cell formation