Chapter 7: The Skeletal System Axial System Flashcards
Longs Bones
Greater length than width
Short Bones
Somewhat cubed shaped and nearly equal in length and width
Flat Bones
Thin, composed of two parallel plates of compact bone tissue enclosed in spongy tissue
Irregular Bones
Complex shape
Vary in amount of compact and spongy bone
Sesamoid Bones
Shaped like sesame seeds
Develop tendons where there is friction, tension and stress such as palms and soles.
Sutures Bones
Small bones located in sutures (joints) between certain cranial bones
Fissure
Depression and opening
Narrow slit between adjacent parts of bone
Blood vessels pass through
Superior orbital fissure of sphenoid bone
Foramen
Depression and opening
Opening through which blood vessel, nerves or ligaments pass
Optic Forman
Fossa
Depression and openings
Shallow Depression
Coronado fossa of humerus
Sulcus
Depression and openings
Furrow along bone surface
Accommodates blood, nerves or tendon
Intertubercular sulcus of humerus
Meatus
Depression and openings
Tubelike opening
External auditory meatus of temporal bone
Condyle
Processes
Forms joint
Large round protuberance with a smooth articular surface at end of bone
Lateral condyle of femur
Facet
Processes
Forms joint
Smooth, flat, slight concave or convex articular surface at end of bone
Head
Processes
Forms Joint
Usually rounded articular projection support on neck of bone
Head of femur
Crest
Processes
Forms attachment
Prominent ridge or elongated projection
Lilac crest of hip bone
Epicondyle
Processes
Forms attachment
Typically roughened projection above condyle
Medial epicondyle of femur
Line
Processes
Forms attachment, either long, narrow ridge or border
Lines aspera of femur
Spinous Process
Spine
Processes of vertebral arch
Forms attachment for muscles
Sharp, slender projection
Trochanter
Processes
Forms attachment
Large projection
Greater trochanter of femur
Tubercle
Processes
Forms attachment
Rounded projections
Greater tubercle of humerus
Tubersosity
Processes
Forms attachment
Variable sized projection that has a rough bumpy surface
Ischial tuberosity of hip bone
Skull
framework of head
Cranial Bones
From cranial cavity, encloses and protects the brain
Facial Bones
14 bones
2 nasal bones
2 maxillae
2 zygomatic
Mandible
2 lacrimal
2 palatine
2 inferior nasal conchae
Vomer
Normal Curves
Appearance of spine from side, shows slight bend
Cervical and Lumbar Curve
Front of body, convex (bulging out)
Thoracic and Sacral Curves
Concave (cupping in)
Function of Curves of Vertebral Column
Increases strength
Helps maintain balance in upright postion
Absorbs shock during walking
Help protect the vertebrae from fracture
Intervertebral Discs
Found between the bodies of adjacent vertebrae from the end cervical vertebra to the sacrum
Account of 25% of height
Annulus Fibrosus
Contained in each intervertebral disc. Each disc has outer fibrous ring consists of fibrocartilage.
Nucleus Pulposus
An inner soft, pulpy, highly elastic substance of intervertebral disc.
Thorax
Entire chest region
Thoracic Cage
Skeletal part of thorax. Bony enclosure formed by the sternum, ribs, costal cartilage and bodies of thoracic vertebrae.
Sternum
Breastbone. Flat, narrow bone located in the center of the thoracic wall.
Manubrium
Superior part of sternum
Body - Sternum
Middle and largest part of the sternum
Xiphoid Process
Smallest part of the sternum
Sternal Angle
Junction of the manubrium and body of sternum.