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Locomotor Flashcards

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1
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Hard connective tissue
Rigid
Inflexible
Forms most of skeleton
Chief supporting tissue

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Bone

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2
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Have hard connective tissue, but more resilient
Forms some parts of skeleton (costal cartilage)
Lines articular surfaces
Precursor of bone in developing skeleton

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Cartilage

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Vital part of the skeletal system
Consists of fibrous tissue

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Tendons and ligaments

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4
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Attach muscles to mostly bone

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Tendons

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Connect two or more bones or cartilages

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Ligaments

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Two main parts of the skeleton system

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Axial and appendicular

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Limbs
Including the scapula and pelvis

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Appendicular

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Found in soft organs

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Splanchnic bones

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9
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What is penis called in splanchnic bones?

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Os penis

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10
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What is heart called in splanchnic bones?

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Ossa cordis

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Role of bones

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Protection for vital structures
Cranium - brain
Ribcage - thorax, some parts of the abdomen
Support
Mechanical basis for movement
Blood cells
Bone marrow - haemopoietic
Bones are living tissues
Minerals
Store calcium, phosphate, magnesium and other ions
Can be stored and released

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12
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Name two long bones

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Femur and humerus

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13
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What do lumps and bumps serve as?

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Attachment sites

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14
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At each end of long bone

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Epiphysis

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15
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Between epiphysis and diaphysis

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Metaphysis

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Hollow central cavity

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Diaphysis

17
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Around the bone
Tough outer membrane

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Periosteum

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Within the bone

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Endosteum

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Q

What the epiphysis is lined with
Smooth

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Articular cartilage

20
Q

Found within inner part
At the region of epiphysis

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Cancellous bone

21
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What is cancellous bone known as?

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Spongy bone

22
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Outer region of the long bone

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Compact bone

23
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What is the compact bone known as?

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Cortical bone

24
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Inner region of the endosteum
At the region of diaphysis
Found in spongy bone (cancellous)

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Medullary cavity

25
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What is the medullary cavity filled with?

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Bone marrow

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