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CLASSIFICATION OF BONES AND CARTILAGE Flashcards

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1
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Functions of the skeletal system

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  • Support and protection
  • Provide movement
  • Store minerals like lipids and calcium
  • Provide site for blood cell formation with the RB marrow
  • Attachment for muscles
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2
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How many bones in body

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206

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3
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Two divisions of the skeletal system

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-Axial and Appendicular

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4
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what are examples of axial skeleton

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brain and vertabrae

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5
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what are examples of appendicular skeleton

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limbs and appendages

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6
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How many cartilages are found in the body

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3

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7
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what are the 3 cartilages in the body

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  • Hyaline
  • elastic
  • Fibrocartilage
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8
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which cartilage in the body is most common

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hyaline

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9
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found/support external ear

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elastic

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10
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found in epiglottis

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elastic

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11
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provide flexibility

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elastic

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12
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provide strength and shock obsorption

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fibrocartilage

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13
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what are the four types of hyaline carilage

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Articular, Costal, Nasal and Respiratory

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14
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articular hyaline cartilage

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Cover ends of bones at movable joints

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15
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Costal hyaline cartilage

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Connects the ribs at sternum

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16
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Nasal hyaline cartilage

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support external nose

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17
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Respiratory hyaline cartilage

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found in larynx and other respiratory structures

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18
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what are the three types of fibcrocartilage found in the body

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Intervertebral disc, Menisci and Pubic symphysis

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19
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Intervertebral disc

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between vertebrae

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20
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Menisci

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in knee joint

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21
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Pubic symphysis

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in hip bones

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22
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How do we classify bones

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long, short, flat or irregular

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23
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long bones

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  • longer than wide
  • shaft with head at the end
  • compact bone
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24
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example of long bone

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femur, humerus, and phalanges

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25
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short bones

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  • Cube shaped

- spongy bone

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26
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examples of short bones

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tarsal, talus and carpals

27
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flat bones

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  • thin
  • spongy bone
  • curved
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examples of flat bones

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cranium, and sternum

29
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irregular bones

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no defined shape

30
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examples of irregular bones

31
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what are the other two classification of bones

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sesamoid and sutural

32
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sesamoid bone

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Short bones formed within tendons

33
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example of sesamoid bone

34
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sutural bone

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Tiny bones between cranial bones

35
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what are bone markings

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markings that help us reveal where bones form joints with other bones, where tendons, muscles, ligaments were attached and where blood vessels and nerves passed.

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Tuberosity

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Large rounded projection; may be rounded

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Crest

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Narrow ridge of bone

38
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Trochanter

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large irregular shaped

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Line

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narrow ridge of bone; less prominent

40
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Tubercle

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small rounded projection

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Epicondyle

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Raised area above condyle

42
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Spine

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: sharp and slender

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Process

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Bony projections

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Head

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bony extension, structured supported by neck

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Facet

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smooth, flat articular surface

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Condyle

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rounded articular projection

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Ramus

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Arm-like projection

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Fissure

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slit-like opening

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Foramen

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Round or oval opening through bone

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Notch

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Indentation at edge of a structure

51
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Meatus

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canal like structure

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Sinus

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bone cavity filled with air

53
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Fossa

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shallow depression

54
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Diaphysis

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bone shaft

55
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Periosteum

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Membrane covering

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Epiphysis

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end of long bone

57
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Articular cartilage

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provide smooth surface to prevent friction at joints

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Epiphyseal plate

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growth plate remnant

59
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medullary cavity

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site of yellow bone marrow storage in adults

60
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red bone marrow

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site of blood formation

61
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Endosteum

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Contain two membranous sites of osteoprogenitor cells that develop to osteoblasts.

62
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what is the function of the organic matrix in the bone

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Flexibility

63
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what is the important organic bone component

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collagen fibers

64
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what is the function of calcium salts

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Inorganic matrix that provide hardness of bone

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