Chp 6 Flashcards
Skeletal System
Bones (skeleton)
Cartilages
Ligaments (bone to bone)
Tendons (bone to muscle)
Skeletal System Functions
Assistance in Movement Support (structure) mineral homeostasis Storage of fats Protection of internal organs site of blood cel production
What is the name of the growth plate found in children’s bones during endochondral ossification?
Epiphyseal plate (once ossified: epiphyseal line)
Long bone
Longer than they are wide, has shaft plus two ends
ex// all limb bones except patella, wrist, and ankle bones
Short bone
cube shaped ex// bones of ankle and wrist
Flat bones
Composed of 2 layers of compact tissue ex// sternum, scapulae, ribs, most skull bones
Irregular bones
complicated shapes ex// vertebrae and hip bones
Sesamoid bones
Type of short bone embedded in a tendon (shaped like a sesame seed) ex// patella
Sutural bone
interlocking joints of tiny, irregularly shaped bones that unite all bones of adult skull ex// coronal, sagittal, squamous, lambdoid
Tuberosity
Large rounded projection, may be roughened
Site of muscle and ligament attachement
Crest
Narrow ridge of bone, usually prominent
Site of muscle and ligament attachment
Trochanter
Very large, blunt, irregularly shaped process (only example: on femur)
Site of muscle and ligament attachment
Line
Narrow ridge of bone, less prominent than a crest
site of muscle/ligament attachment
Tubercle
small rounded projection or process
site of muscle/ligament attachment
epicondyle
raised area on or above a condyle
site of muscle/ligament attachment
Spine
sharp, slender, often pointed projection
site of muscle/ligament attachment
Process
Any bony prominence
site of muscle/ligament attachment
Head
Bony expansion carried on a narrow neck
projection that helps form joints
Facet
Smooth, nearly flat articular surface
projection that helps form joints
Condyle
rounded articular projection
projection that helps form joints
Ramus
armlike bar of bone
projection that helps form joints
Groove
Furrow
depression/opening that allows passage of blood vessels and nerves