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Chapter 5- Skeletal system Flashcards

1
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Axial Skeleton

A

bones that form longitudinal axis of body

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Appendicular Skeleton

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bones of limbs and girdles

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Compact Bone

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dense and looks smooth

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Spongy Bone

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composed of small needle like pieces of bone and open space

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Long Bones

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longer than they are wide

all bones of limbs except ankles and wrists

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Short Bones

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cube-shaped and contain spongy bone

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Flat Bones

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thin, flattened and curved bones

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Irregular Bones

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bones that don’t fit one of the other categories

hip bones and vertebrae

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Diaphysis

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makes up most of bone’s length and made of compact bone

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Periosteum

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fibrous connective tissue membrane that protects diaphysis

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Epiphyseal Line

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thin line of bony tissue that looks different from rest of bone in that area

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Comminuted fracture

A

bone breaks into fragments

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Compression fracture

A

bone is crushed

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Depressed fracture

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broken bone portion is pressed inward

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Impacted fracture

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broken bone ends are forced into each other

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Spiral fracture

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ragged break occurs when excessive twisting forces are applied to a bone

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Greenstick fracture

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bone breaks incompletely

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Hematoma

A

blood-filled swelling

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Cranium

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encloses and protects fragile brain tissue

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Occipital Bone

A

most posterior bone of cranium

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Vertebral Column

A

spine

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Vertebrae

A

bones that make up spine

23
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Intervertebral Discs

A

flexible cartilage which cushion vertebrae and absorb shocks while allowing spine flexibility

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Cervical vertebrae

A

form neck region of spine

25
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Thoracic Vertebrae

A

larger than cervical vertebrae

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Lumbar Vertebrae

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have massive, block like bodies

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Sacrum

A

formed by fusion of five vertebrae

28
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Coccyx

A

tailbone

formed from fusion of 3-5 irregularly shaped vertebrae

29
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Sternum

A

flat bone

result of fusion of 3 bones

30
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Ribs

A

protect inner organs

31
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Clavicle

A

collarbone

32
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Scapulae

A

shoulder blades

33
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Humerous

A

long bone in the arm

34
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Radius

A

bone in your arm

on the thumb side of the forearm

35
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Ulna

A

medial bone of the forearm

36
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Carpal Bones

A

make up the wrist

37
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Pelvic Girdle

A

hip bones

38
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Femur

A

thigh bone

39
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Tibia

A

shinbone

40
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Fibula

A

no part in forming knee joint

lies next to tibia and forms joints

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