Chapter 21 Flashcards
What is a specialization of the body’s connective tissues?
Orthopedic surgery
What is preformed to treat or correct injuries, congenital anomalies, and disease of the bone, joints, ligaments, tendons or muscles?
Orthopedic surgery
A layer of connective tissue covering all bones
Periosteum
A long bone fracture in a child can have devastating consequences in terms of the child’s skeletal maturity and potential for limb shortening and malformation when the fracture line involves the?
Epiphyseal Plate
What does the tarsal articulate with?
Distal tibia and fibula
At what end does the tibia expand to form a prominence on the inner ankle? What is it called?
Distal; medial malleolus
The pubis constitutes the anterior portion of the ___ ___.
coxal bone
What articulates at the head of the femur?
The acetabulum
What articulates with the glenoid cavity to form the shoulder joint?
Humerus
What does the end of the clavicle articulate with?
The manubrium
What articulates with the distal clavicle and provides attachments for muscles of the arms and chest?
Acromion process
What is the medical term used to refer to the seven rib pairs?
Thoracic
What are the ribs attached to?
Each end of the thoracic vertebrae.
What are the types of cells that break down and assimilate bone?
Osteoclasts
What are located in minute, bony chambers called lacunae?
Osteocytes
What is the process by which blood cells are formed?
Hemopoiesis or hematopoiesis
The distal and proximal ends of long bones are called?
Epiphysis
What is posterior to the mandible and anterior to the trachea?
The hyoid bone
What is the name of the second cervical vertebrae?
The axis
What muscle is part of the rotator cuff?
Infraspinatus
The teres minor is one of the four muscles of the ____ ___.
Rotator cuff
What muscle contributes to the stability of the shoulder joint?
Subscapularis
What contains the acromiclavicular, sternoclavicular, and glenohumeral joint?
The pelvic girdle
The rectus femoris and vastus laterals are part of the ?
Quadriceps
What is the concave indentation that serves as the socket for the head of the femur ?
Acetabulum
What is an example of an irregular bone>
The vertabra
