Day 2 Skeletal system Flashcards
How many bones are there in the body?
206
What are axial bones
Think centre line, skull, spine ribs etc
What are appendicular limbs
Long bones, femoral and humerus
How many connective tissues are there?
7- Bone Tendon Ligament Cartilage Fat Blood Lymph
What are the 5 types of bone?
Long, short, irregular, flat and sesamoid
What is a long bone
Femur, humerus etc
What is a short bone
Fingers
What is a flat bone
Sternum
What is an irregular bone
Spine, face
What is a sesamoid bone
Patella
What are synovial joints
Ball and socket- shoulder and hip Gliding joint- ankle and wrist Pivot- atlas and axis Saddle- thumb Hinge - elbow
What are the factors that delay bone healing?
Tissue fragments btwn bones
Deficient blood supply
Poor alignment
Mobility of bone ends
What are osteocytes
Bone cells
What do OSTEOBLASTS do?
Forms bone
What do OSTEOCLASTS Do
Break down bone
What is nicrosis
cell death
What are the three types of joints?
Fibrous, cartilaginous and synovial joints
What are carpals
wrist
what are tarsals
feet
is the rib cage and lung apex above the clavocle
yes yes
What is the pelvic girdle formed by
two innominate hips
where is the weak point in the pelvic girdle
pubic arch
where do the femorl arteries run with regards to the pubic girdle
inside
What is the top of a bone called
Proximal epiphysis
What is the bottom of a bone called
distal epipysis
What is the middle of a bone called
Diaphysis
