Lecture Test 3 Flashcards
List the functions of the skeletal system.
Support Mineral storage Lipid storage Blood cell production Protection Leverage (force of motion)
Shapes of bones
Flat: skull Long: femur Irregular: vertebrae Sesamoid: patella Short: carpals/tarsals
What is the composition of bone matrix? What substance comprises
about two thirds of the matrix? What percentage do cells contribute?
Bone matrix is 2/3
Collagen: Ca(PO4)2 is 1/3
Cells contribute 2%
What is the histological difference between compact bone and spongy
bone? Which one has osteons (Haversian systems)? Which one
bone marrow?
Osteons (Haversian system): compact bone (looks like bulls eye)
Bone marrow: spongy bone (looks spiky with spaces)
- What is the difference between endochondral and intramembranous
ossification? Which type is most common in humans?
Endo: in cartilage, develops first as hyaline cartilage then ossifies into bone. Most common in humans.
Intra: dermal ossification, gives rise to clavicle and mandible
- What effect does exercise have on bone?
Increases bone density and mass
- How do bones grow in length? What two hormones control growth at the epiphyseal plate?
Length is added at the epi plates where cartilage is laid down then later changes into bone.
Hormones: HGH and thyroxine
How do appositional growth and bone remodeling take place?</p>
Must break down bone with osteoclast then rebuild with osteoblast to widen or repair bone
How does bone deposition and bone destruction vary throughout life?
Early life: deposition exceeds destruction
Age 20-40: deposition equals destruction
Age 40+: destruction exceeds deposition
For what mineral is the skeleton the primary reservoir? What two
hormones control the blood level of this mineral?
Calcium, regulated by parathyroid hormone and calcitonin
How do osteopenia and osteoporosis differ?
Osteopenia: Naturally occurring bone loss with age. Does not effect function.
Osteoporosis: Severe, abnormal bone loss. Affects normal function of bone.
Name the two major divisions of the skeletal system and the major
components of each.
Axial Appendicular
Skull Pectoral girdle
Vertebrae Upper extremities (arms)
Sternum Pelvic girdle
Ribs Lower extremities (legs)
Define Sutures
Immovable joints in the skull: saggital, coronal, lambdoidal, squamous
Define Paired Cranial Bones
Parietal and temporal
all other cranial bones are unpaired
Define Unpaired Facial Bones
mandible and vomer
all others are paired
4 Skull Bones containing Paranasal Sinuses
Ethmoid
Sphenoid
Maxillary
Frontal
Define Fontanelles
Cranial openings in newborns aka “soft spots”
Be able to distinguish the five types of vertebrae.
7 cervical 12 thoracic (facets for ribs) 5 lumbar (bear most weight) sacrum and coccyx (fused) Hole = transverse process
What are the four normal curvatures of the vertebral column and when
do they develop?
What are the names for and location of the abnormal curvatures of the vertebral column?
Normal Abnormal
Primary: during fetal life Scoliosis: lateral curvature
Secondary: when learn to walk Kyphosis: cervical curvature
Lordosis: lumbar curvature
What Forms the Ankle
Medial malleolus of tibia and
Lateral malleolus of fibula
What Forms the Brest bone
Sternum
What Forms the Chin
mandible
What Forms the Collar Bone
clavicle
What Forms the Forehead
frontal
What Forms the Heel
calcanus
What Forms the Knee Cap
patella
What Forms the Nasal Septum
Perpendicular plate of ethmoid
What Forms the Shoulder Blade
scapula
What Forms the Toes and Fingers
phalanges
How does the pelvis of a female differ from that of a male? Why?
Female: rounder opening, sacrum flatter, angle at pubis greater than 90 degrees
Male: heart-shaped opening, sacrum more curved inward, angle at pubis less than 90 degrees
CHILD BEARING!!!
According to the functional classification of joints, how would a suture
between two cranial bones be classified? Structurally, these joints are
classified as ________________________.
Functional: Synarthrosis (immovable)
Note: amphathrosis (slightly movable), diathrosis (freely movable)
Name the six joints classified as synovial joints? How would they be
classified according to the functional classification of joints?
Gliding Ball and socket
Pivot Ellipsoid
Hinge Saddle
Classified as diarthrosis.
Define abduction-adduction
add = toward ab = away
Define circumduction
Circular motion without rotation
Define dorsiflexion-plantar flexion
dorsi = toes point up plantar = toes point down
Define elevation-depression
elev = jaw closing depress = jaw opening
Define eversion-inversion
ever = out inver = in
Define flexion-extension
flex = decrease angle exten = increase angle
Define Opposition
thumb
Define Pronation-Supination
Radius and Ulna
Define Protraction-Retraction
pro = jaw out retrac = jaw closed
Define Rotation
turning around an axis.
What are the characteristics of muscle tissue and what functions do
muscles perform in the body?
CHARACTERISTICS FUNCTIONS
Contractibility Skeletal movement Maintain body position
Excitability Support soft tissues Guard openings
Extensibility Maintain body temperature Store nutrients