Bones/joints Flashcards
Tibia
Big toe side and big bone
Fibula
Pinkie side and small bone
Axial skeleton
Middle of body - protection, storage and support
Appendicular skeleton
Limbs and girdles they attach to - movement, storage and manufacture of blood cells
Long bone
Longer than it is wide, rigid rods for muscle attachment
Femur, tibia, fibular
Short bone
Square shaped, provides strength
Carpals, tarsals, metacarpals, metatarsals
Flat bone
Thin, flat and often curved
Protection of vital organs
Ribs, sternum, clavicle, scapula and skull
Irregular bone
Doesn’t fit into any category
Function varies
Pelvis, vertebrae, sacrum and coccyx
Sesamoid
Implanted in tendons to modify pressure and reduce friction
Patella
Ligaments
Bone to bone
Tendons
Bone to muscle
Cartilage
Reduces bone to bone rubbing
Synovial membrane
Tissue that lines the non contact parts of joint capsule
Secretes synovial fluid
Synovial fluid
Lubricated joint
Nourishment to cartilage
Joints
Place where 2 or more bones meet
Allows movement
Provides stability
Fixed or immovable joint
Fibres join ends or parts of bones together
Found between bones of skull
Provides protection
Cartilaginous or slight moveable
Cartilage joins ends or parts of bones
Allows slight movement
Found in vertebral column
Synovial or freely moveable joint
Enclosed in capsule
Covered in cartilage and synovial membrane
Found in limbs
Ball and socket joint
Rounded head of bone sits in cup of another
Movement in all directions
Hip joint
Hinge joint
Two bones open and close in one direction only
Like a door
Knee joint
Saddle joint
Movement back and forth and side to side
No rotation
Base of thumb
5 main functions of bones:
Support, protection, movement, storage, production if red blood cells
Conyloid joint
Movement without rotation
Jaw or finger joints
Pivot joint
One bone swivels around ring formed by other bone Elbow joint (forearm turn side to side)
