chapter 3.1 (page 30) Flashcards
give 5 Functions of the Skeletal System
Support
Protection
Movement
Storage
Hematopoiesis
_________ Bones provide a framework that support the body; the soft tissue of the body literally hangs from this framework.
Support
_________ fused bones of the skull _______ the brain; the vertebrae ______ the spinal cord and the rib cage helps ______ the vital organs of the thorax.
Protection protects protect protect
__________ Skeletal muscles are attached to bones; as the muscles contract and shorten, they pull on the bones thereby _________ them.
Movement moving
______ _______ includes the bones of the upper and lower extremities.(P.30)
appendicular skeleton
_____ _______ consist of 64 bones in the shoulder, arm, wrist and hands
upper extremities
The __________ and __________ compose the shoulder girdle
scapula and clavicle
The only
attachment between the axial skeleton and the upper extremities is
at the _________ joints.
sternoclavicular
The ________ ___________ consist of 62 bones in the hips, legs and feet
The lower extremities
How many Metacarpals in a human body
10
how many Phalanges in the human body
56
28 upper
28 lower
how many carpal bones
16
how many Tarsal bones in the human body
14
The two _____ bones compose the pelvic girdle
coxal
the________ _________ and connect the axial
skeleton to the lower extremities
pelvic girdle
the two coxal bones, the sacrum and the coccyx
form the _____ _______
bony pelvis
what are the 3 main functional classifications of joints
Synarthroses (no movement)
Amphiarthroses (slight movement)
Diarthroses (free movement)
a joint in which fibrous connective tissue
grows between the articulating bones holding them together.
Synarthroses (no movement)
The
joints between the cranial bones are _________, commonly called
sutures
synarthroses
Give 4 types of sutures
Coronal suture
Sagittal suture
Lambdoidal suture
Squamous suture
______ suture is between the frontal and parietal bones
Coronal suture
________ suture is between the parietal bones
Sagittal suture
_________ suture is between the occipital and parietal bones
Lambdoidal suture
