Chapter 5 Flashcards
1
Q
- axis of the body
- 80 bones included
A
Axial
2
Q
- limbs and girdles
- 126 bones included
- arm, legs
A
Appendicular
3
Q
The skeletal system includes:
A
- joints
- cartilage
- ligaments
- bones
4
Q
Functions of the bones are:
A
- support
- protection
- storage (blood, fat, calcium)
- hematopoiestis –making blood
- attachment of muscles
5
Q
Two types of classification of bones:
A
- Compact Bone
2. Sponge Bone
6
Q
Dense, look smooth
A
Compact bone
7
Q
Small pieces with lots of open spaces
A
Sponge bone
8
Q
What are the types of bones?
A
- Long
- Short
- Flat
- Irregular
9
Q
Longer than wide
A
Long bone
10
Q
- cube-shaped
- in the wrists and ankles (tarsals and carpals)
- patellas (sesamoid – form within tendons)
A
Short
11
Q
- thin
- flattened
- curved
- in the ribs, skull, sternum
A
Flat
12
Q
- Don’t fit in with other types
- in the vertebrae and ribs
A
Irregular
13
Q
marking on bones for attachments or passages
A
Landmarks
14
Q
What are the two types of landmarks?
A
1 projections
2. Depressions
15
Q
What are the types of projections?
A
- Crest
- Spine
- Head
16
Q
-ridge of a bone
A
Crest
17
Q
Sharp, slender
A
Spine
18
Q
Rounded
A
Head
19
Q
Any body prominence
A
Process
20
Q
What are the types of depressions?
A
- Foramen
- Fossa
- Sinus
- Meatus
21
Q
Hole
A
Foramen
22
Q
Shallow basin
A
Fossa