Module 4 Flashcards

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Types of Bones

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  1. Long Bones
  2. Short Bones
  3. Flat Bones
  4. Sesamoid Bones
  5. Irregular Bones
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Types of Flat Bones

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Ribs, top skull

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3
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Types of Short Bones

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Carpals, Tarsals

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4
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Types of Sesamoid Bones

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Patella

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5
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Types of Long Bones

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Humerus, Radius, Ulna, Tibula, Fibula, Femur

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Different Layers within Bone

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Compact Bone: Dense Outer Layer
Spongey Bone: made of small trabeculae
Diaphysis: - the tube-like shaft
Epiphyses: ends of bone

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What is the Axial Skeleton?

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  • the longitudinal axis of the body; includes skull, thoraic cage, and vertebral column
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Function of Skull

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  • supports and protects brain and special sense organs
  • accommodates the first part of the respiratory and digestive systems.
  • attachment site for the muscles of the head and neck
    (8 cranial bones in head and 14 bones in facial skeleton)
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What is the hyoid bone?

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  • irregular bone type, floating just above 3rd cervical vertebra, attached at tongue above and larynx below.
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10
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Regions of the Spine - The vertebral column

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Cervical regions: 7 vertebrae
Thoracic: 12 vertebrae 
Lumbar: 5 vertebrae 
Sacrum: 3-5 one fused bone 
Coccyx: 4 fused bones
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Functions of the vertebral column

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  • provides surface area for muscle attachment
  • supports/protects the spinal cord
  • positions the head
  • support the upright position in sitting/standing
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12
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Curvatures of Spine

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Cervical - concave
Thoracic - Convex
Lumbar - Concave
Sacrum - Convex

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13
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Common structures of all vertebrae

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  • Vertebral Arch
  • Spinous Process
  • Transverse Process
  • Vertebral Foramen
  • Spine Body
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14
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Vertebrae differs between regions

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Cervical - small oval

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15
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What are Intervertebral discs

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The cushion-like pad between vertebrae which act like shock absorbers
Two Regions: - nucleus pulposus (inner gelatinous nucleus) & Anulus Fibrosus (outer collar composed of collagen and fibrocartilage)

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Functions and Composition of Thoracic Cage

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  • 12 pairs of ribs,
    sternum and costal cartilages anteriorly
    Functions: - protects vital organs; supports shoulder girdles and upper limbs; attachment sites for muscles of neck, back, chest and shoulders
17
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Primary function and composition of upper appendicular Skeleton

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  • to position the hand in space

- includes pectoral girdle, glenohumeral joint, humerus, elbow joint, forearm & wrist, hand.