Chapter 5 Flashcards
Parts of skeletal system
Bones
Joints
Cartilages
Ligaments
Subdivisions of skeleton
Axial
Appendicular
Functions of bones
-protect soft organs
-support body
-allow movement
-store fats and minerals
-make blood cells
Hematopoiesis
Blood cell formation
Which minerals are stored in bones?
Calcium and phosphorous
Where is fat stored?
Internal marrow cavity
How many bones does an adult have?
206
How many bones are you born with?
Over 300
Types of osseous tissue
1.Compact bone
2. Spongy bone
Compact bone
Dense, smooth, homogenous
Spongy bone
Small needle like pieces of bone
Many open spaces
Classification of bone
Long
Flat
Short
Irregular
Classify by shape: sternum
Flat
Classify by shape:humerus
Long
Classify by shape: vertebra
Irregular
Classify by shape:talus
Short
Classify by shape: radius, ulna, femur
Long
Classify by shape: sternum and (most)parts of skull
Flat
Classify by shape:Bones of carpals
Short
Long bone characteristics
-Longer than wide
-Enlarged ends
-Mostly compact bone; spongy bone at end
Bones of limbs except wrist, ankle and kneecap are what type of bone?
Long bones
Flat bones
- Thin, flat and curved (usually)
- Compact bone with spongy bone between them.
Classify by shape: ribs
Flat
Classify by shape: cranium(frontal and parietal)
Flat