Intro Flashcards
State 7 functions of skeleton?
- Mineral storage
- Protection
- Movement – lever system
- Body shape
- Raises us, supports against gravity
- Bone marrow (and its functions)
- Transmits weight
What are 2 parts of skeleton?
Appendicular (limbs)
Axial (spinal cord, ribs, skull)
Name 5 type of bones and give examples?
1) Long bones- articulation other bones
- tube shape, hollow shaft
- femur, tibia
2) Short bones- cuboidal
- carpals wrist, tarsals in ankle
3) Flat bones- protective function
- curved
- skull, scapula
4) Irregular bones- various shapes
- vertebrae, coccyx
5) Sesamoid- patella
What are 3 diff types of bone in hand?
Long bones- phalanges
Sesamoid
Carpal
What bones have protective function?
Flat bones
State 3 different types of joints- degree movement?
1) Fibrous- no/little movement
2) Cartilaginous- some movement
3) Synovial- free movement
What joint offer no/little movement? Example?
Fibrous- sutures
What joins offers some movement? Example?
Cartilaginous
Pelvis
What joint is freely moveable? Example?
Synovial
Hip and knee
What connects bone to bone?
Ligament
What attaches bone to muscle?
Tendon
What are 3 types of fibrous joints? Examples?
Sutures- sutures skull bones, sharpeys fibres
Gomphoses- peg and socket- teeth
Syndesmoses- connected by membranes- radius ulnar
What cartilage is present in cartilaginous joints?
Hyaline cartilage
What are two types of cartilaginous joints?
Synchondrosis- costochondral joints
Symphysis- pelvis
What fluid is present in synovial joints?
Synovial fluid
