Chapter 6 Flashcards
When Locating Body Organs and Structures
pull up the shirt to visualize the area
Three main functions
– Gives the body shape
– Protects vital internal organs
– Provides for body movement
Skeleton
Consists of skull and spine, ribs and sternum,
shoulders and upper extremities, and pelvis and lower
extremities
Face
front of skull
Skull
– Bony structure of the head
– Function to enclose, protect brain
– Cranium
Cranium connects
to facial bones
▪ Mandible
▪ Maxillae
▪ Nasal bones
▪ Orbits
▪ Zygomatic arches
Spinal column
33 vertebrae that encase the spinal cord. biggest nerve in the body
Thorax
– 12 ribs and sternum
– Protects the heart, lungs, and major blood vessels
Cervical has how many bones (breakfast)
7
Thoracic has how many bones (lunch)
12
Lumbar has how many bones (dinner)
5
Scaccral
coccyx
(bed time)
Scaccral - 5
coccyx -
Pelvis
– Ilium
– Ischium
– Pubis
– Hip joint
Hip joint
Acetabulum
Ball at proximal end of femur
Lower extremities
– Femur
– Patella
– Tibia
– Fibula
– Ankle
▪ Lateral malleolus
▪ Medial malleolus
▪ Tarsals